Region: Palestine and Israel.
Theoretical Lens: Protecting the rights of children (Convention on the Rights of the child)
Research Questions: Where do allies of Israel like Great Britain and the United States of America stand on issues like this (abuse of children by soldiers)? Have they done anything in response to this abuse? Why is there not more news coverage of abuses like this? What is being done by activists and other governments to put an end to this?
Why: I would like to research the topic of the mistreatment and persecution of Palestinian children by Israeli soldiers because while most of us are aware of the tensions between the two countries, not many are aware that children often fall victim to the violence between the two countries, both Palestinian children and Israeli children. I would also like to educate myself a little more on this issue because the Israeli and Palestinian conflict is something I’ve wanted to learn more about for quite some time now. It’s an issue that is constantly talked about and that people have very strong opinions on, so I would like to use this opportunity to not only learn more about it but to also be able to better understand it.
Great plan, and I look forward to seeing what you come up with. You may want to refine your sense of what sorts of abuse you want to focus on.
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