I was arrested from home at around 2.30 a.m. My father woke me up and told me Israeli soldiers had come to our house to arrest me. They told me to get dressed. The soldiers did not give my father a document about my arrest and did not tell him where they were taking me or why.

 

The soldiers took me outside and immediately tied my hands to the front with three plastic ties: one on each wrist and one connecting the two. The ties were not painful. They walked me for about 30 minutes through the hills towards the main road where military jeeps were waiting.

 

The soldiers made me stand by the jeeps for another 30 minutes until a troop carrier arrived. They put me in the back of the troop carrier where I sat on the floor. The carrier drove for about 15 minutes towards the nearby settlement of Karmi Zur.

 

On arrival at Karmi Zur I was taken to see a doctor who examined me and gave me a form to fill out. Then I was taken to a room where I sat on the floor for about an hour. Then I put in the back of a jeep where I sat on the floor. The jeep drove for about 15 minutes and stopped at Etzion settlement. I was taken to a small kitchen where I stood against the wall for about 30 minutes. Then they made me sit on the floor for another two hours when an interrogator took me to the interrogation room.

 

The interrogator did not inform me of my rights. I don’t remember seeing a camera or a tape recorder in the room. The interrogator accused me of throwing stones at soldiers. I denied the accusation. Then he showed me pictures of people throwing stones that I didn’t recognize. He asked me if I knew them and I said no. The interrogator did not beat me or swear at me. The interrogation lasted for about 30 minutes. He then took me to see another interrogator.

 

As soon as I entered the other room the second interrogator started to shout at me as if he wanted to scare me. He banged the table violently and accused me of throwing stones at soldiers. I denied the accusation. He named some people from the camp and asked me to confess against them. The interrogator was angry and shouted a lot. I was scared of him and confessed against boys who were throwing stones with me.

 

The interrogator then took me to see a policeman who told me I had the right to remain silent and the right to consult with a lawyer. He printed out a document in Hebrew and asked me to sign it. I signed it although I didn’t understand what it said. I was photographed and fingerprinted and taken into a cell at Etzion where I stayed for about an hour.

 

Soldiers then shackled and handcuffed me and took me to the back of a vehicle where I sat on a seat. The vehicle drove for about an hour and then stopped at Ofer prison, near Jerusalem. I was then taken to Section 13.

 

The following day I was taken to Ofer military court. My family was not there but a lawyer was there to defend me. The hearing was adjourned until Sunday, 8 March 2015. On Sunday my parents came to the military court which was held at 12.00 p.m. The court decided to release me on bail. My family had to pay NIS 1,000 and I went home with my parents.