Bring Murad Home and End Arbitrary Arrests
The Issue
End Arbitrary Arrests, Bring Murad Home
Israeli police are targeting civilians.
Murad Muheisen, a loving father and husband, has been unjustly arrested and detained. Murad’s arrest is not an isolated incident, but is part of a worrying trend of Israeli police intentionally targeting Palestinian civilians and arresting them arbitrarily.
Families and communities are disrupted, without legitimate reason, by the Israeli authorities. This often leaves children without parents and spouses without their partners. According to B'Tselem, an Israeli human rights organization, as of June 2023 there were 4,499 Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons. This includes men like Murad who are torn from their families without just cause.
Israeli undercover police arrested Murad Muhaisen on Wednesday 15th November in Jerusalem. Murad was on the way to an ultrasound for his pregnant wife, Salam, and was holding his 2-and-a-half year old son, Imad, when Murad and Imad were ambushed. Police ripped Imad from his father’s arms and forcefully put him in a car where two men in civilian clothes carrying machine guns guarded him as he shouted and cried for his father. The police took Murad to a detention center, separating Imad from his father. Imad now wakes up at night shouting “they took my dad.”
On Sunday, November 19th, Israel will hold a court hearing for at least 60 men, in one go. This is not a trial for the men, rather a public affirmation in front of a military judge to renew their arbitrary arrest. Murad’s next hearing is on Monday, November 20th.
At a time when it feels like there is very little we can do about the ongoing human rights catastrophe in Palestine, this is a rare opportunity to have a direct and immediate impact.
International attention to cases like Murad’s have held some success in getting Israeli courts to release civilians back to their families. By signing your name to this petition, you can help bring Murad home and prevent further families from experiencing this heartbreak.
The time for change is now. Murad’s case can set new a precedent in this systemic abuse.
Take a moment to please sign this petition today — help bring Murad home and end this cycle of injustice. Not just for Murad and his family, but for the thousands of Palestinians held with no trial or charge.
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The Issue
End Arbitrary Arrests, Bring Murad Home
Israeli police are targeting civilians.
Murad Muheisen, a loving father and husband, has been unjustly arrested and detained. Murad’s arrest is not an isolated incident, but is part of a worrying trend of Israeli police intentionally targeting Palestinian civilians and arresting them arbitrarily.
Families and communities are disrupted, without legitimate reason, by the Israeli authorities. This often leaves children without parents and spouses without their partners. According to B'Tselem, an Israeli human rights organization, as of June 2023 there were 4,499 Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons. This includes men like Murad who are torn from their families without just cause.
Israeli undercover police arrested Murad Muhaisen on Wednesday 15th November in Jerusalem. Murad was on the way to an ultrasound for his pregnant wife, Salam, and was holding his 2-and-a-half year old son, Imad, when Murad and Imad were ambushed. Police ripped Imad from his father’s arms and forcefully put him in a car where two men in civilian clothes carrying machine guns guarded him as he shouted and cried for his father. The police took Murad to a detention center, separating Imad from his father. Imad now wakes up at night shouting “they took my dad.”
On Sunday, November 19th, Israel will hold a court hearing for at least 60 men, in one go. This is not a trial for the men, rather a public affirmation in front of a military judge to renew their arbitrary arrest. Murad’s next hearing is on Monday, November 20th.
At a time when it feels like there is very little we can do about the ongoing human rights catastrophe in Palestine, this is a rare opportunity to have a direct and immediate impact.
International attention to cases like Murad’s have held some success in getting Israeli courts to release civilians back to their families. By signing your name to this petition, you can help bring Murad home and prevent further families from experiencing this heartbreak.
The time for change is now. Murad’s case can set new a precedent in this systemic abuse.
Take a moment to please sign this petition today — help bring Murad home and end this cycle of injustice. Not just for Murad and his family, but for the thousands of Palestinians held with no trial or charge.
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Petition created on November 18, 2023