Whenever someone posts a photo of Palestinian kids with guns, like these:
Israel haters like to respond with photos like these of Israeli kids with guns.
The message they try to convey is that there is no difference.
That couldn't be further from the truth.
As far as I can tell, all the photos they show of Israeli kids are at military museums. The guns aren't loaded, there is plenty of adult supervision, and there is no difference between these kids and kids worldwide who visit their own countries' military museums.
The Palestinians kids are playing with or shooting real (or realistic) guns, without supervision.
In Israel, there is a specific place and circumstance for guns, which are necessary for defending the nation. Killing Arabs does not make one into a hero (unless that Arab was in the middle of a terror attack and killing him saved lives.) There are very strict gun control laws.
For Palestinians, terrorist weapons are meant to be everywhere. Guns are shot in the air all the time. They are shot without aiming. People are encouraged to buy and own their own weapons. There are no rules. There are no Arabic-language manuals on gun safety. There is no NGOs to teach responsible gun ownership or that combat gun proliferation. (But there are such organizations for Arabs in Israel.)
Palestinians who shoot Jews are heroes. You can see kids with guns emulating them in their own homes, streets and even mosques.
We've seen this year Palestinian kids who were recruited to terror groups and killed while trying to attack Israelis. Still, no NGO dedicated to protect children has said a word against this.
Guns aren't evil in and of themselves. They are a tool. Israelis teach kids to use them responsibly and only as a last resort. Palestinians teach their kids that guns are cool and meant to murder Jewish civilians.
Anyone who can't tell the difference between the two has no moral compass.
(h/t Andrew)
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