Tell Congress Now: Israeli military detention is no way to treat a child
Abed was only 15 years old when he was awoken late one night by a
masked Israeli soldier standing over his bed pointing a rifle at him.
“Wake up Habibi (my darling),” the soldier said, shortly before he
blindfolded and handcuffed Abed tightly behind his back. This was the
start of an ordeal that this child and his family endured when he was
arrested in the middle of the night, taken to an undisclosed location,
harshly interrogated and imprisoned on the suspicion of stone throwing.
This grim scenario is played out in hundreds of homes each year across
the West Bank.
Abed’s story
is one of several told in “Detaining Dreams” a new film by Amr Kawji
that is premiering on Tuesday, June 2 at Busboys and Poets in Washington
DC.
John and Joyce Cassel, retired school consultant and high
school teacher, traveled to the West Bank this spring to gather
testimonies from children who have experienced the Israeli Military
Juvenile Detention system. The Cassels worked with the staff of Defense
for Children International Palestine to gather these testimonies. DCIP
is committed to securing a just and viable future for Palestinian
children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
is one of several told in “Detaining Dreams” a new film by Amr Kawji
that is premiering on Tuesday, June 2 at Busboys and Poets in Washington
DC.
John and Joyce Cassel, retired school consultant and high
school teacher, traveled to the West Bank this spring to gather
testimonies from children who have experienced the Israeli Military
Juvenile Detention system. The Cassels worked with the staff of Defense
for Children International Palestine to gather these testimonies. DCIP
is committed to securing a just and viable future for Palestinian
children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
