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Sodier arresting child in Beit Omar, 2010 (Anne Paq / Activestills)
UNICEF reportedly tones down report on child detainees in wake of Israeli pressure
A story in ‘The Australian’ newspaper offers a glimpse into the makings of a UN report on Palestinian children detained by Israel, including a look into how Israeli pressure reportedly muffled the report’s criticism.  The issue of Israel’s treatment of detained minors has been gaining more and more attention in recent weeks. Aside from ongoing…
By Haggai Matar April 20, 2013
Jerusalem police detain 7-year-old Palestinian child
The Jerusalem detained a seven-year-old Palestinian child for alleged stone-throwing, and interrogated him for hours, separate from his father, in direct contravention of the law. A long time ago, during the First Intifada, I was manning a shift in the Dir Al Balah Civil Administration ops desk, when a stupid army officer radioed me that…
By Yossi Gurvitz January 4, 2012
Demonstration in Beit Ummar. Photo: PSP
Israeli army arrests children in Beit Ummar
The Israeli army has been arresting children in the village of Nabi Saleh for the past two months as a means of applying pressure on the village to end its popular unarmed resistance against the occupation. On Saturday 19 February, Israeli army officials adopted a similar strategy against the southern West Bank village of Beit…
By Joseph Dana February 20, 2011
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