Childhood

Photo Child Witness

A school day in the life of a Palestinian child 

Feature Story Ahmad Manasra Released, His Childhood Lost to Torture behind Israeli Bars

Youth whose abysmal treatment in Israeli prisons captured world attention is released after a decade.

Blog Post Ali’s Story: The Arrest and Torture of a Jerusalemite Child for a Crime He Did Not Commit

An eighth grader recounts his week in an Israeli prison.

Interview Expert Unpacks New Israeli Law Lowering Age of Imprisonment for Children to 12

Criminalizing Palestinian children in the Holy Land

Roundtable “Between a Rock and a Hard Place”: The Challenge of Educating Palestinian Children in Jerusalem

Educating the next generation: a wide-ranging discussion among diverse stakeholders

Blog Post Pediatrician Osama Tanous: How “Unchilding” Helps Us Understand the Health of Palestinian Children in Jerusalem

Health impacts of living “on the frontier”

Personal Story Falling Leaves Turn Back to Their Roots

The author reflects on growing up in al-Baq‘a during the British Mandate and her family’s experience of the Nakba.

Journal Article Iron Caging the Palestinian Home: Child Home Arrest in Occupied East Jerusalem as Lawfare

A study of how children and their families experience home arrest

Feature Story Israel Bans Palestinian Youths Released in Israel-Hamas Swap Deal from Returning to School

Release from prison is not, it seems, the end of the punishment Israel wishes to inflict on Palestinian Jerusalemite youths.