update: ebay appears to have taken down the item in question. The auction is no longer available for viewing.

Up for auction right now on ebay is a classic example of what Charles of the Little Green Footballs website aptly calls 'Palestinian child abuse.' The object in question is a calendar the seller says was taken from an elementary school in Ramallah, which depicts school children, some of them quite young, in aggressive poses, one of them shooting a slingshot (a favorite Palestinian tactic is to encourage children to shoot rocks at Isareli soldiers with slingshots).

The seller claims that he offers this item

to provide insight as to why this growing strain of Islamic fundamentalist terror is such a grave threat to all humanity. The sacrifice of children is unheard of virtually all over the planet. It is terrible to see such examples of fundamentalism inside of Arab countries and territories. Given that the publication of these posters is sponsored by the education authorities of certain Arab governments and authorities, it is easy to understand that the cause we are fighting against is deeply rooted in the propogandistic education of innocent children.

See also this website for further information on Palestinian exploitation of children for creating violence.

Unfortunately, neither the seller nor I read Arabic, so I am not enlightened as to the exact nature of the rhetoric printed next to the calendar. If any readers are able to decipher it, please contact us.

Hat tip to reader Ethel Carol Fenig

Posted by Thomas  04 25 04