Israeli soldiers entered my bedroom and woke me up at around 5:00 a.m. They told me to get up because I was under arrest. They did not give me time to get dressed and dragged me out of our house in my pajamas. They did not give my father any documents and did not tell us why they were arresting me or where they were taking me.

 

Once outside they blindfolded me and tightly handcuffed me with my hands behind my back.  Then they led me towards a military base near the Wall. On the way soldiers beat me. One soldier lifted my hands up in the air and caused me a lot of pain. They also pushed me to the ground and dragged me.

 

When we arrived at the base I was pushed into the back of a police car where I sat on the floor. The car drove for about 30 minutes to the police station at Salah Eddin Street, in East Jerusalem. I arrived there at around 6:00 a.m. At the police station I was taken to a room where I sat on a seat until around 4:00 p.m. when I was taken for interrogation.

 

The interrogator removed the blindfold but kept the handcuffs on. Before interrogating me he told me I had the right to remain silent and the right to consult with a lawyer. Then he called a lawyer and allowed me to speak to him. The lawyer told me to remain silent.

 

Then the interrogator accused me of throwing stones at soldiers and told me there were confessions against me. I denied the accusation. Then he threatened to keep in in prison for a long time if I continued to deny the accusation. I then told him I did not understand how he wanted me to confess to something I did not do. He interrogated me for about three hours and kept repeating the same things again and again.

 

Then he printed out my statement in Hebrew and asked me to sign it but I refused. Then they photographed me and took my fingerprints and blindfolded me again. I was then taken to a police car which drove me to Ofer prison, near Jerusalem. At Ofer I was strip searched and taken into Section 13.

 

Three days later I had a military court hearing. My parents and my lawyer attended and I was allowed to speak to them. The hearing was adjourned and I was immediately taken back tp the police station at Salah Eddin street. There I was confronted with a boy who had allegedly confessed against me.

 

The interrogator asked me if I knew the boy and I told him I did not know him. Then he asked the boy whether he knew me and the boy said he did not. At this point the interrogator lost his temper and started to swear. He addressed the other boy and told him he just confessed against me and now he says he did not know me.

 

After the interrogation I was taken back to Ofer. I had seven more military court hearings and on the last one the court decided to release me on bail pending the next hearing. My parents had to pay NIS 2,000 bail. I was released on 22 November 2016, and I went home with my parents. Since my release I have had three more military court hearings and I have another one scheduled soon.