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Time for India to follow Israel Menace of stone pelters 8/7/2016 10:37:43 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 6: Problem of stone throwers is not just confined to Kashmir. There are other countries as well which have fallen victim to the menace of stone throwers. Israel is one of them. And the problem in this country, which has been the target of many Muslim countries in general and Palestinians in particular, has assumed very alarming proportions like in Kashmir. The Israeli concern over the cult of stone throwers could be seen from the fact that with a span of just two weeks Tel Aviv took two steps to curb the menace. On July 21, the Israeli parliament approved a law that imposes up to 20 years in prison on people convicted of throwing rocks at moving vehicles. Confrontations between Palestinian youths and Israeli police routinely had degenerated into violent clashes, and stone-throwing has been a symbol of Palestinian resistance since the first Palestinian uprising, or Intifada, against Israel in the late 1980s and early 1990s. If on July 21, Tel Aviv declared stone throwers terrorists and passed a law under which those convicted could be sentenced to 20-year imprisonment, on August 4, it adopted another law that said even minors could be booked and sent to prisons. Israel's parliament passed a law that allows the imprisonment of minors under the age of 14 charged with terrorism crimes. The Knesset, as the legislature is known, on Wednesday voted in favour of the "Youth Bill" with 32 Members of Knesset (MKs) supporting the bill in its third reading and 16 opposing it, plus one abstention. The new law enables judges to sentence minors as young as 12 who are convicted of serious crimes - such as murder, attempted homicide or so-called "acts of terror" - to jail terms. India is also facing the menace of stone throwers in Kashmir. These stone throwers have injured thousands of our jawans, and even civilians and the process continues unabated even today. On Thursday, more than 100 people, including jawans, were injured as a result of stone throwing. New Delhi would do well to pass laws similar to the ones Israel passed on July 21 and August 4. Such laws would surely enable the state government to check the menace of stone or rock throwers.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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