Child Arrested And Beaten By Israel

This is a daily occurrence in Occupied Palestine:

Hamdi al-Ta'mari was arrested for the first time from the family home in Bethlehem at 4:00am, on 25 July 2008. He was woken by the sound of Israeli soldiers banging on the front door.

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Hamdi's hands and feet were immediately tied and he was ordered to lie on the floor, as soldiers pointed their assault rifles and flashlights at him. While on the ground, a number of soldiers slapped, kicked and beat him with their assault rifles. His hands were tied so tightly that they began to swell. After 15 minutes, Hamdi was blindfolded and placed on the floor of a military vehicle.

The military vehicle drove for around two hours during which time Hamdi was insulted, slapped and kicked by the soldiers sitting around him. One of the soldiers told Hamdi that they had killed his father because he was a terrorist and that they were going to kill all terrorists. At around 6:00am the vehicle arrived at Ofer Interrogation and Detention Centre, near Ramallah. Hamdi was taken to a small room where he was again assaulted by a number of soldiers.

On 28 July 2008, four days after his arrest, Hamdi was interrogated while sitting handcuffed in front of a desk. The interrogator asked Hamdi whether he was a member of Islamic Jihad, an organization banned by the Israeli authorities. Hamdi replied that he had nothing to do with the organization and he supported independent members of the Fatah movement. The interrogation lasted about one hour and Hamdi was then taken back to his cell.

Several days later Hamdi was informed that he would be detained for three months without charge or trial in administrative detention. On 13 November 2008, Hamdi was released from administrative detention without having been charged with any offense.

But that wasn't the end of it:

[Israeli terrorists intentionally killed the young boy, like they have intentionally killed thousands of Palestinians.]

On 18 December 2008, one month after his release, Hamdi was again woken up at 2:00am by the sound of Israeli soldiers banging on the front door of the family home. Around five or six soldiers entered the house and Hamdi was tied and blindfolded. He was again placed in a military vehicle and driven for half an hour to Etzion Interrogation and Detention Centre. On 21 December 2008, three days after his arrest, Hamdi was transferred to Ofer for interrogation. The interrogator wanted to know who Hamdi had met with since his release on 13 November, asked him about the flags flying from the roof of his house and what other activities he had been up to since his release. Hamdi replied that he had met with relatives and neighbors and had had no involvement in politics.

On 28 December 2008, Hamdi, without a lawyer or family member present, was taken before the Administrative Detention Court in Ofer Military Base. The military judge told Hamdi that there was a four month administrative detention order against him based on "secret evidence." Hamdi told the judge that he had not done anything wrong and was only arrested because his father had been targeted for assassination.

He's still being held without trial. Hamdi is less than 18:

Hamdi's administrative detention order comes up for renewal on 15 April 2009.

His family has been here before. His father was killed by terrorist Israeli occupation troops.

Do you not see who unjust Israel is? Just how unworthy this nation is of preserving? Just how illegitimate it is?

As a Palestinian poet once wrote, "all that you have done to our people is registered in notebooks." No matter how powerful Israel may seem today, the tide will turn and justice will be served. Where do Israelis think all their crimes will lead them? Israel is a tiny country surrounded by hundreds of millions of Arabs. Including over a million in "Israel" itself. By the year 2025, there will be over 400 million Arabs and at most 8 million Jews. And the Palestinians will greatly outnumber Jews on the land of Palestine. Do Israelis really think that they will be able to hold the line forever? But instead of pursuing a two-state solution, they instead want to fight continuously to hang onto the West Bank. This way will never bring peace for Israel. It will prevent Israel from ever becoming a normal country. It will become even more of a militarized ghetto. Israel will be consistently at war until the day when Arab armies finally win and liberate Palestine. Israelis are in denial. The refuse to make peace because they are clouded by hubris. Israel's militant behavior will only bequeath its demise. And rightly so. And one that day comes any Israeli who ever harmed a Palestinian hair will be brought to justice.