The autopsy report for a 17-year-old Palestinian child detainee who died in Israeli custody indicates that he likely died from a combination of starvation, dehydration from colitis-induced diarrhea, & infectious complications all compounded by prolonged malnutrition & denial of life saving medical intervention.
More than a third of Palestinian child prisoners – over 100 – are administrative detainees, held in Israeli prisons without charge or trial.
In a world where the oppressor always has the upper hand, this 15-year-old Palestinian boy had the courage to tell the story of his torture and rape while in Israeli custody. The practice is well-documented, but Israel has so far escaped accountability.
Intellectual honesty is about confronting those things that make us uncomfortable, not ignoring them. Israel arrests Palestinian children; see 7 of the many videos of these actions. The US gives Israel over $10 million per day and Congress is currently considering legislation to give Israel even more. That makes it obligatory for Americans to learn the facts, and act on them.