House Arrest

Journal Article Reflections on House Arrest: Resilience and Escape

The psychological and sociological effects of house arrest for Palestinians in today’s Jerusalem

Bio Faisal al-Husseini

A leader, activist, and diplomat affectionately referred to by his community as the Lion of Jerusalem 

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.

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

A screenshot of Ali Qanibi looking out of a window in the video “No Prison Like Home: House Arrest in Occupied Jerusalem.”
Video No Prison like Home: House Arrest in Occupied Jerusalem

Israeli house arrest policies turn homes into prisons for Palestinian children and parents into prison wardens.

Video Coming of Age in Silwan: Detention and Home Arrest

Detention and home confinement as experienced by three Palestinian high school students in the neighborhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem