It was around 2:30 a.m. when I woke up to the sound of banging at our front door. My father came to my room and asked me to go to the living room because Israeli soldiers had come to our home. One of the soldiers asked for my name and told me I was under arrest. He then gave my father a document with details about my arrest. They told my father they wanted to question me about throwing stones. My father told the soldier he was sure I did not throw stones and that I spend my time helping him at work.

 

My father insisted that I get dressed and the soldiers then took me outside. Once outside my hands were tied to the back with one plastic tie which was very tight. I was also blindfolded. I was then taken to a jeep where I sat on the floor. One of the soldiers slapped and kicked me. The jeep drove for about 90 minutes before stopping at a military base which I didn’t recognize. I was immediately taken to see a doctor.

 

The doctor removed the tie and the blindfold and examined me. He tied and blindfolded me again when he was done. I was then taken to a room where they made me sit on the floor even though there were chairs in the room. I remained there until around 7:00 a.m.

 

At around 7:00 a.m. I was put back in the jeep and made to sit on the floor again. The jeep drove for about an hour and then stopped at the police station in Binyamin settlement. I was taken to a courtyard where I remained on the ground until around 9:00 a.m. I was then taken for interrogation.

 

The interrogator did not inform me of any rights. He removed the tie and the blindfold and accused me of throwing stones at soldiers. He also told me he wanted me to give him names of boys who throw stones. I told him I didn’t throw stones and that I didn’t know anyone who did. I told him I spend most of my spare time with my father helping him at work. The interrogator claimed he had pictures that would incriminate me but he did not show me anything.

 

The interrogation lasted for about two hours. Throughout this time I denied the accusation and challenged the interrogator to provide me with evidence. The interrogator kept telling me I had to confess but I felt he wanted me to confess because he didn’t have any evidence against me.

 

The interrogator then called my father and told him that although he was convinced that I didn’t throw stones he was going to detain me for a couple of days just to make sure. He told my father there was no need for a lawyer. I was then taken to see another interrogator who printed out my statement in Hebrew and asked me to sign it. I signed it without understanding what it said.

 

I was then blindfolded and tied again and taken to a room where I sat on the floor. Soldiers brought me some food. At around 4:00 p.m. I was put in the back of a jeep where I sat on the floor. The jeep drove for about an hour to Ofer prison, near Jerusalem. At Ofer I was strip searched and taken to the juvenile section. I spent one night at Ofer.

 

The following day I was taken to the waiting room at the military court. I didn’t see any lawyers and I wasn’t taken into court but instead I was taken back to prison. At around 4:00 p.m. I was driven to a nearby checkpoint where I was released. I took a taxi home. I arrived home at around 5:00 p.m.