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.

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.

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.