Israel’s ‘war of attrition’ against Palestinian children

The Israeli state does not recognise the Palestinian Bedouin’s right to the land, despite the fact they hold the deeds [Courtesy: Bedouin activists]

They busted down the door before sunrise and about 30 Israeli soldiers swarmed the family home.

The subject of their arrest? Twelve-year-old Ammar, whom they accused of attending a protest against the land clearances in the Naqab region. But his mother says the family is still not sure why they took him, as the boy was at home at the time.