OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military detention.
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Israeli forces kill 16-year-old Palestinian boy with excessive force
Ramallah, October 27, 2020—Israeli forces killed a 16-year-old Palestinian boy on Saturday night northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Amer Abdel-Rahim Snobar, 16, was helping his... -
UK Lawyers for Israel recants allegations of DCIP material support to designated...
Ramallah, March 10, 2020—UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) recanted allegations that Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) “provides any financial or material support to any terrorist organisation”... -
Second Palestinian child in Israeli custody tests positive for COVID-19
Ramallah, September 30, 2020—A 14-year-old Palestinian boy detained by Israeli forces from the occupied West Bank in mid-September tested positive for COVID-19 after spending two days in Israeli... -
Six years on, Palestinian youth in Gaza reflect on surviving Operation Protective...
Ramallah, August 26, 2020—“Almost everyone in our neighborhood fled, except us. My father insisted that we remain in our home.” Zahra Shaikha, now 23 years old, still recalls...
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October 27, 2020 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces kill 16-year-old Palestinian boy with excessive force
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October 21, 2020 Right to a Childhood“There’s nowhere else to go”
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October 14, 2020 Settler and Soldier ViolenceReturn to school rekindles fear of Israeli soldier and settler violence
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October 02, 2020 Juvenile JusticeLimited recourse for ill-treatment in Palestinian juvenile justice system
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September 30, 2020 Military DetentionSecond Palestinian child in Israeli custody tests positive for COVID-19
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August 28, 2020 Military DetentionIsraeli military detention from a child's perspective
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August 26, 2020 Fatalities and InjuriesSix years on, Palestinian youth in Gaza reflect on surviving Operation Protective Edge
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August 21, 2020 Fatalities and Injuries16-year-old Palestinian boy dead after shot and detained by Israeli forces
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August 19, 2020 Fatalities and Injuries11-year-old girl beaten to death by father in the Gaza Strip
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August 06, 2020 Military DetentionPalestinian child detainee tests positive for COVID-19 in Israeli prison
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July 24, 2020 Military DetentionIsrael must release all Palestinian child detainees amid coronavirus resurgence
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June 17, 2020 Military DetentionIsraeli military detention disrupts Palestinian students’ secondary school final exams
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May 25, 2020 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli settler guilty of murder in 2015 arson attack on Palestinian family
No Way to Treat a Child
Each year the Israeli military detains and prosecutes around 700 Palestinian children.
Three out of four experience physical violence during arrest or interrogation.
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