At around 2:00 a.m. there was banging at our front door. When my father opened the door Israeli soldiers entered our home an said they wanted to arrest me. They asked me for my birth certificate and then told me to dress. They did not give us any documents but they told my father they were going to take me to Etzion for interrogation because I was accused of throwing stones at soldiers.

 

I was then taken outside where I was blindfolded and tied with my hands to the front with a piece of cloth. Then they took me to the back of a jeep where I sat on a seat. The jeep drove for about an hour to the police station in Etzion settlement.

 

On arrival at Etzion where I was taken to see a doctor. The doctor removed the blindfold and examined me. Then he blindfolded me again. A soldier replaced the piece of cloth and tied me to the front with a plastic tie instead. The tie was tight. I was then taken to a courtyard where I sat on a chair from around 4:00 a.m. until around 8:30 a.m. Some soldiers slapped and kicked me as they went by. They also swore at me and called me "a gay son of a whore". At around 8:30 a.m. I was taken to an interrogation room.

 

The interrogator, who wore civilian clothes, told me his name was "Mousa". He removed the tie and the blindfold and immediately accused me of throwing stones at soldiers. He did not inform me of any rights. I denied the accusation and told him I spent most of my time working at a supermarket and didn’t have time for throwing stones. I also asked him to show me the evidence on which he based his allegation. He told me there were eyewitnesses who saw me throwing stones but he did not mention their names. 

 

He then told me if I didn’t confess he was going to refer my file to the military court at Ofer and I would spend a long time in prison. I continued to deny the accusation and told him I had nothing to fear. He then called my father and told him I was detained at Etzion police station and asked him to appoint a lawyer for me. The first phase of the interrogation lasted for about an hour. I was then blindfolded and taken to the courtyard where I sat on the ground. A soldier also tied my hands behind my back with one plastic tie which was very tight.

 

I remained on the ground for about three hours. There were soldiers around me singing and laughing the whole time. Another interrogator then took me for a second round of interrogation.

 

The second interrogator told me his name was "Oron". He accused me of throwing stones at soldiers and I denied the accusation. He interrogated me for about 30 minutes. He then started to ask me general questions about my village and about boys who throw stones. I told him I didn’t mix with those boys and that I spent most of my time at the supermarket. He then printed out some documents including my statement but did not ask me to sign anything. He then took me outside and made me sit on the ground for about two hours.

 

The interrogator then called my father and asked him to come and pick me up. My father arrived at the police station an hour later and took me home. I arrived home at around 4:00 p.m.