Children in the Line of Fire" which accused the IDF of encouraging the murders of Arab children. The IDF Spokesperson said in part: "All IDF operations adhere to international humanitarian law, in strict
compliance with the highest moral and legal standards. In glaring contrast,
Palestinian terrorist factions defy all norms, be they moral or legal,
deliberately attacking civilians only because they are Israeli..."

"The Palestinian terrorists are solely and unequivocally responsible for the
injuries caused to Palestinian children. Since the beginning of the conflict
two years ago, the Palestinian terrorist factions have cynically exploited
children in terrorist activity, in violation of international law. Children
are groomed and dispatched to carry out suicide attacks in the centers of
the Israeli civilian population; positioned at the front lines of
demonstrations to hide snipers behind them; and used to plant explosives and deliver weapons. Moreover, the terrorist factions have transformed
Palestinian civilian population centers into terrorist activity
headquarters."

"Authors of the Amnesty report compare IDF operations in which Palestinian
children were killed to Palestinian terror attacks in which Israeli children
were killed. This comparison is unjustified and baseless. Palestinian terror
attacks, especially suicide bombings, are designated to cause the death of
Israeli civilians, including children: this is ruthless, unprecedented,
inhuman terror. On the other hand, IDF activity is conducted in accordance
with the laws of war and is not aimed at injuring civilians. Injuries are
occasionally sustained only because the Palestinian terrorists act from
within centers of Palestinian civilian population. Hence, any comparison
between the two is groundless, and indicates a fundamental lack of balance
among authors of the report."