UN Fails to Include Israel on Blacklist of Childrens Rights Violators.mobileShow { display: none;} The unprecedented and unacceptable scale of the impact on children in 2014 raises grave concerns about Israels compliance with international humanitarian law . . . particularly in relation to excessive use of force, said Ban of the decision. The Secretary General also acted contrary to Zerrouguis advisement to include Hamas on that list. The devastating impacts for children described in the report can be clearly seen in numbers: In Gaza, no less than 557 Palestinian and 4 Israeli children were killed while all but 22 of the 4,271 injured were Palestinian. In the West Bank, there were 13 Palestinian and 3 Israeli children killed with a total of 1,218 children injured. Only Afghanistan and Iraq had higher total child deaths due to conflict than Palestinians, with 710 and 679 children killed, respectively. With the lopsided casualties and Israels direct attacks on seven schools, there are many questions surrounding the decision not to include it on the blacklist. A spokesperson for Ban Ki-Moon, Stephane Dujarric, implied that heavy pro-Israel lobbying by the U.S. and others was influential in the choice. Interestingly, last week, Senators Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz challenged any future presidents to reconsider the U.S. relationship with the UN should Israel be included on the list of childrens rights violators. They suggested the UN should not expect continued financial support should Israels right to self-defense be infringed. I would like to put all parties to conflict on notice that those that engage in military action that results in numerous grave violations against children will, regardless of intent, find themselves under continued scrutiny by the United Nations, including in future reports relating to children and armed conflict, warned Ban. Armed forces or groups who recruit, use, maim, rape, or employ other types of sexual violence against children, or who engage in attacks on schools and/or hospitals are generally included on the list. It would appear Israels seven school attacks more than qualify under these guidelines. Claire Bernish writes for theAntiMedia.org, where this article first appeared. Tune in! Anti-Media Radio airs Monday through Friday @ 11pm Eastern/8pm Pacific. 