PA pushes to put Israel on UN list of child abusers

The Palestinian Authority is spearheading an effort to have Israel added to a UN list of human rights violators.

Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, on May 1 sent Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon a letter asking him to add Israel to the list of entities committing grave violations against children.

The secretary-general releases the list in conjunction with his annual report on children and armed conflict.

In a report Tuesday, Middle East Eye, a news site, said Ban is due to release the report in the coming weeks.

A petition led by Palestinian solidarity groups is due to arrive on Ban’s desk by Thursday.

Adding Israel to the list would put it in the company of the Taliban, Congolese militias that exploit child soldiers and the ISIL terror group.