Stand by Me: Palestinian Children and Military Detention – A workshop

Palestinian families live in constant awareness that Israeli soldiers could invade their house at any hour of the day or night and take a child away – often for arbitrary reasons and for an unknown length of time. Every year an average of 700 Palestinian children are arrested, mistreated, detained and prosecuted in Israel’s military court system. According Defense for Children International Palestine (a United Church partner in mission). Israel is the only country in the world that systematically prosecutes children in military courts. To learn more about the day-to-day reality of the children and their families, plan to join this 90-minute online workshop. Register on Eventbrite.

The workshop is being hosted by CFOS (Canadian Friends of Sabeel), CJPME:Okanagan and PalNet Pacific. PalNet Pacific is a network of Pacific Mountain Region and a regional group of UNJPPI (United Network for Justice and Peace in Palestine and Israel).