‘Amir,’ a teenager from Jaffa, was detained by the Israeli army and imprisoned for six weeks until he was transferred to house arrest and then to a residence for young people with special needs. He recalls dozens of beatings by wardens and a sexual assault by his cellmate
The story of “Amir” (his real name is under a gag order), who is not yet 15 years old, can be told in installments. It starts with his detention eight months ago and at this point, before the trial has even started, there’s still no end in sight.