Arrest of Palestinian child caught on video

In the first two weeks of February 2011, 32 Palestinian children were arrested by Israeli authorities. This video and report from one village in the West Bank gives the world a glimpse into the real meaning of these numbers. - MECA

Defense for Children International-Palestine continues to receive reports of an increase in the number of children being arrested from the West Bank village of An Nabi Salih. The village is situated approximately 15 kilometres north of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and is adjacent to the illegal Israeli settlement of Hallamish. In or about January 2010, the settlement expanded, and more land from Nabi Salih was confiscated, giving rise to Friday protests by the villagers. As is often the case, these protests start peacefully, and end up with an exchange of tear gas, rubber bullets, sometimes live ammunition and stones. 

The following video clip and documentation of another child's arrest give a glimpse into life in An Nabi Salih:

 
On  26 January 2011, a 15-year-old boy from the village of  An Nabi Salih, in the occupied West Bank, is arrested by Israeli soldiers and taken to the nearby illegal settlement of Hallamish, for interrogation. Read more.

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