My 16-year-old daughter was dragged out of her bed in
the dead of night and arrested. Even
though she is just a child, the military refused to
release her. She could spend years in jail. I
have dedicated my life to civil resistance in
Palestine. That's why the Israeli army is holding my baby
-- they want to crush my spirit. All I want is to
hold my daughter again. With one click, please
join my appeal to get her
out:
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My 16-year-old daughter
was dragged out of her bed in the dead of
night and arrested. Even
though she is just a child, the military refused
to release her. She could spend years in
jail. I have dedicated my life to civil
resistance in Palestine. That's why the Israeli
army is holding my baby -- they want to crush my
spirit. All I want is to hold my daughter
again. With one click, please join my
appeal to get her out:
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Dear friends,
Days ago soldiers stormed my house in
the dead of night and dragged my 16-year-old
daughter to prison. Now my little girl is in a cold
cell.
I have dedicated my life
to civil resistance . That's why the army is
holding my baby -- they want to crush our spirit. But I have
been a member of Avaaz for eight years -- I have seen
the power of this community if we all stand together against
injustice.
My little girl's case goes to court
on 31 January -- but Israel's military
courts convict 99% of Palestinians, even if they are
kids. Please join my urgent call below with
one click -- we’ll deliver it directly to global
leaders: Help free my daughter AhedTo
all world leaders:
"We
demand the release of Ahed and all Palestinian children
wrongly held in military
prisons.
The international
community must put an end to the detention and ill-treatment
of children in these prisons. Enough is
enough.
To Ahed and all the children in
Israeli military jails: We stand by your side, and are
holding you in our hearts. We will not give up until you are
free. You are not alone." Help free my daughter AhedWhen
I saw her in court she was pale and shivering, shackled and
clearly in pain. I wanted to cry but I couldn’t, I have to
stay strong so she stays strong.
Then the judge
refused bail, and now my child could spend months or years
behind bars before even getting a trial. There is no reason
for her to be held like this! They took her away for slapping
a heavily armed officer after his soldiers shot her little
cousin in the face, shattering his skull. But instead of
focusing on the shooting of a minor, they are focused on my
girl and are now charging her with 12 new
crimes.
Over 12,000 Palestinian children have
been arrested since 2000! No matter where you stand on
this conflict, we can all agree no child should be
thrown into a military prison without a fair trial, and
subjected to abuse.
I have personally reached out
to diplomats. But my voice alone is not strong enough.
That's why I'm appealing to you to stand with me now. We know
the military judges don’t want global attention on them, and
Israel's politicians don't want the issue of child prisoners
to become a massive public scandal. Add your name -- we
only have days: Help free my daughter Ahed
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