It's the Israeli way of doing something, blame it on those evil people everywhere that are out to get them. Everyone's tired of it, they never admit their own atrocities and anyone who brings them up is branded anti semitic.

children should never be pushed into organised labour, hazardous or otherwise. i somehow feel, behind every working child is an alcoholic father.

I agree that it becomes very difficult to cope up with life and specially when you are poor. The other reason is that people have lost respect for each other.