9-Year Old Child Accosted and Kicked by Israeli Soldier (VIDEO)

(SALEM / WEST BANK) - Video was just released that clearly shows a young boy being grabbed and then kicked by two adult men- Israeli soldiers.

The Palestinian child, 9-year old Abdul Rahman Al-Burgan, was outside his home and was attempting to walk from the side of the house to the front, when a soldier accosted the boy and forced him to the ground. Another soldier quickly ascended on the kid to give him a hard kick while being held.

This takes place at 1:12 on the video, about half way through the piece. And be warned, the child's screams are blood-curdling.

The family lives near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. A family member is video taping the soldiers through the barred windows of their home when the youngster comes into view.

This is the second time in less than a month that this particular child has been beaten. He is an easy mark. His father was in a car accident and injured his leg about a year ago, and since then has had difficulty in providing food for his children. His children have to go out of the house to help take care of daily tasks. They are at risk every time they go outside.

Young Abdul is afraid. Like most children living under occupation, he has not experienced a "real" childhood. There is no safe playground, no safe path to school, no safe sidewalk to ride bikes on, no safe grocery store to buy milk at. Helicopters overhead are a well-known terror.

These kids worry every time a "police man" is on their street. There is no such thing as "to protect and serve" in their vocabulary, the police rarely, if ever, there to protect Palestinians. Children or not.

In this case, the Israeli soldiers are directly abusive. Despite the child's screaming and begging, the soldiers' aggression had not been satisfied. After one last kick from a soldier's boot, he was cast off and ran to safety, struck with fear.

The soldiers, as you can see in the video, swiftly moved out in search for their next young victim. Who are they? One of these two soldiers is very identifiable. Please send Salem-News.com their names, if you have them. (Email: newsroom@salem-news.com)

Bonnie King has been with Salem-News.com since August '04, when she became Publisher. Bonnie has served in a number of positions in the broadcast industry; TV Production Manager at KVWB (Las Vegas WB) and Producer/Director for the TV series "Hot Wheels in Las Vegas", posts as TV Promotion Director for KYMA (NBC), and KFBT (Ind.), Asst. Marketing Director (SUPERSHOPPER MAGAZINE), Director/Co-Host (Coast Entertainment Show), Radio Promotion Director (KBCH/KCRF), and Newspapers In Education/Circulation Sales Manager (STATESMAN JOURNAL NEWSPAPER). Bonnie has a depth of understanding that reaches further than just behind the scenes, and that thoroughness is demonstrated in the perseverance to correctly present each story with the wit and wisdom necessary to compel and captivate viewers.

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Luke Easter July 3, 2012 12:47 pm (Pacific time)

Damn! Are these guys trianed by the cops who beat the crap out of a defenseless Rodney King? Isn't this how the children of the American Indian were treated whenever speaking in their native tounge. Trained soldiers, armed no less, against a 9 year-old kid. Obviously where the kid hid his Grenade Launcher was outside the scope of the camera and probably why we can't see his tank either.

Anonymous July 2, 2012 6:19 pm (Pacific time)

Bonnie: You should do a search on "CPS (child protective service here in the U.S.) and the massive amounts of death, abuse and lies our own goernment controlled services are providing. They have quotas for taking certain types of children and the abuse is massive even unto deaths and child traffiking.....Then again, both israel and the U.S. are owned by the same people, so why do we question the abuse? AS mentioned, until people find the root of the problem thru research and learning history and who is in control, the atrocities will continue. In my opinion, the CPS is as bad if not worse than what is happening in Israel. But some people cannot accept that their own country/government would do something like this..Well, they did 911 too and Tim knows it. Sorry if I am "depressing", but if we dont learn the truth, you have no idea what "depressed" is.

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