The Palestinian Authority's journalists union has "absolutely forbidden" its photo-journalists from taking pictures of Arab children carrying weapons or taking part in play-military activities. The union has also banned images of Arab children dressed as suicide bombers, explaining that pictures of this ilk cause harm the to the PA's public relations effort. The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate also called for an end to the use of children in the military activities, according to an Associated Press report. AP reported that children carrying weapons or dressed up as suicide bombers have been frequently seen at PA rallies and marches in the past two years.