U.S. groups demand release of Israeli imprisoned US – Palestinian teen | Florida

More than a hundred U.S. human rights, based on belief and civil rights groups have asked the Secretary of State, Marco Rubioimmediately ensure the release of a 16-year-old dual U.S.-Palestinian citizen who spent six months in Israeli prison on allegations of throwing rocks.

The alliance, which includes the U.S.-Arab Anti-Discrimination Commission, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the U.S. Pax Christi USA, warned that Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim’s worsening health put “his life on the line” and demanded that the U.S. urgently intervene in the most important organized stress campaign in cases of teenagers in custody.

“Mohamed is an American child with a community Florida “Who cares deeply about him. The U.S. government has a responsibility to protect all American children, including Palestinian Americans,” the groups wrote.

ADC, one of the signatures, is also A billboard was erected In Times Square in New York in early August, there are photos of Ibrahim and information about “Free Mohammed Ibrahim” calling him a Palestinian American teenager “unjustly imprisoned by Israel.”

The guardian is Report first Ibrahim separated his time between Palm Bay, Florida and West Bank, when Israeli soldiers arrested him from his West Bank home in February. He has since developed a sore,,,,, His lawyer said at least 25 pounds were lost, according to the State Department email.

The guardian learned of his detention when he investigated the death of his cousin Ibrahim, Sayfollah MusalletA 20-year-old Palestinian American was allegedly beaten to death by Israeli settlers in July.

The boy is now in custody Ofer Prison in Israelthe coalition calls it the infamous abuse of Palestinian children. He was previously detained in Megiddo prison, a 17-year-old Palestinian teenager. Died in April Advocates call abuse conditions.

“Mohammed letter read. “The Israeli military took Mohamed away when he was only 15 years old, forcing him to spend his 16th birthday in an Israeli military prison, feeling fearful and separated from his parents.”

Guardians show that Israeli authorities saw military court documents accusing Mohamed of throwing rocks at Israeli vehicles in at least two separate incidents. During an August court hearing, his lawyer said Ibrahim needed medical services and his next hearing was scheduled for October 29.

These groups believe that Ibrahim’s imprisonment violates the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibiting the transfer of detainees from occupied territory to occupied territory. According to International-International Palestine International Health, he is one of 323 children aged 12-17 in Israeli military detention.

His father, Zaher Ibrahim, contacted Florida Republican Congressman Mike Haridopolos for more than 45 days in March, without contact with his son, the case was submitted with lawmakers and displayed by The Guardian. Haridopolos’ office confirmed that it had shared information about the family with the State Department, and the department said the U.S. embassy in Israel was “following standard procedures.”

According to the Guardian review, U.S. embassy officials have conducted welfare checks on Ibrahim since Ibrahim’s detention, but faced restrictions in July after informing family members Ibrahim that they suffered scabies and received medical treatment. It is not clear whether officials have restored the welfare check.

The State Council did not respond to a request for comment.

The organized campaign represents an escalation of efforts to ensure Ibrahim’s release after advocates say the government’s response to his detention.

“Doctors of Palestinian-Americans own land in the West Bank – Palestinian cities and villages are increasingly targeted by Israeli settlers and the Israeli military,” the groups wrote. “However, Palestinian-American families have not received any protection from the U.S. government to prevent Israeli settlers and Israeli military violence from afloat.”