{"id":45349,"date":"2025-11-28T12:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T20:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=45349"},"modified":"2025-11-28T12:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T20:34:12","slug":"after-9-months-of-israels-abuse-us-teen-mohammed-ibrahim-freed-from-detention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/11\/28\/after-9-months-of-israels-abuse-us-teen-mohammed-ibrahim-freed-from-detention\/","title":{"rendered":"After 9 Months of \u2018Israel\u2019s Abuse,\u2019 US Teen Mohammed Ibrahim Freed From Detention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/media-library\/mohammed-ibrahim-a-16-year-old-palestinian-american-was-freed-on-november-27-2025-after-over-nine-months-in-israeli-detention.png?id=62232200&amp;width=1200&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;coordinates=0%2C288%2C0%2C288\" alt=\"After 9 Months of 'Israel's Abuse,' US Teen Mohammed Ibrahim Freed From Detention\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American, was freed on November 27, 2025 after over nine months in Israeli detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0(Photo: @infinite_jaz\/X)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">While expressing relief, the 16-year-old\u2019s uncle noted the \u201chundreds of children like Mohammed, unjustly trapped in an Israeli military prison.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/author\/jessica-corbett\">Jessica Corbett<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nov 27, 2025 (CommonDreams.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWords can\u2019t describe the immense relief we have as a family right now,\u201d said Zeyad Kadur, the uncle of Mohammed Ibrahim, the 16-year-old Palestinian-American who was finally released on Thursday after over nine months in Israeli detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February, Israeli forces arrested the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/florida\">Florida<\/a>&nbsp;resident, then 15, at a family home in the illegally occupied&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/west-bank\">West Bank<\/a>&nbsp;over allegations that he threw rocks at Israeli settlers. Ibrahim\u2019s release follows a monthslong pressure campaign from his relatives, rights groups, and American lawmakers, who have specifically&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/mohammed-ibrahim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">urged<\/a>&nbsp;President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;to demand the US citizen\u2019s freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RECOMMENDED&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/mohammed-ibrahim\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/media-library\/mohammed-ibrahim.png?id=62232200&amp;width=1200&amp;height=1200&amp;quality=80&amp;coordinates=274%2C0%2C274%2C0\" alt=\"Mohammed Ibrahim\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/mohammed-ibrahim\">Trump Called On to Secure Release of 16-Year-Old US Citizen Mohammed Ibrahim From Israeli Detention<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/sde-teiman-video-arrest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/media-library\/yifat-tomer-yerushalmi.png?id=62037811&amp;width=1200&amp;height=1200&amp;quality=80&amp;coordinates=415%2C0%2C415%2C0\" alt=\"Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/sde-teiman-video-arrest\">Ex-IDF Legal Chief Who Leaked Sde Teiman Rape Video Arrested After Going Missing<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIsraeli soldiers had no right to take Mohammed from us in the first place,\u201d said Kadur. \u201cFor more than nine months, our family has been living a horrific and endless nightmare, particularly Mohammed\u2019s mother and father, who haven\u2019t been able to see or touch their youngest child for nearly a year, all while knowing Israeli soldiers were beating him and starving him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe couldn\u2019t believe Mohammed was free until his parents wrapped their arms around him and felt him safe,\u201d he continued. \u201cRight now, we are focused on getting Mohammed the immediate medical attention he needs after being subjected to Israel\u2019s abuse and inhumane conditions for months. We just want Mohammed to be healthy and to have his childhood back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/nov\/27\/mohammed-ibrahim-palestine-israel\" target=\"_blank\">According to<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0<em>Guardian<\/em>, which\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/jul\/31\/palestinian-american-teen-detained-israeli-prison\" target=\"_blank\">first exposed<\/a>\u00a0Ibrahim\u2019s case in July: \u201cRelatives said he was taken to a hospital for intravenous therapy and blood work immediately after his release, and noted he is severely underweight, pale, and is still suffering from scabies contracted during his detention.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Ibrahim had lost a quarter of his body weight in detention, his family said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a moving reunion. <br><br>Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16 year old U.S. citizen, returned to his family in the West Bank today after 9 months in Israeli detention without trial. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6eby5v4Lh0\">pic.twitter.com\/6eby5v4Lh0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Cate Brown (@catebrown12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catebrown12\/status\/1994072927763877938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kadur said Thursday that \u201cwe\u2019d like to thank the more than a hundred organizations, local Florida community members, volunteers, and members of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/congress\">Congress<\/a>&nbsp;who continued to speak up for Mohammed and demand his immediate freedom. We are also deeply grateful to the countless people who refused to stop telling Mohammed\u2019s story, and to those who called their representatives every single day to demand they act to free him. Thank you for bringing Mohammed\u2019s story to the American people and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The uncle added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>There are hundreds of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/children\">children<\/a>&nbsp;like Mohammed, unjustly trapped in an Israeli military prison, being subjected to Israel\u2019s abuse and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/torture\">torture<\/a>. No mother, father, parent, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, or child should ever have to go through what Mohammed just went through. As we support Mohammed and are beyond relieved he is free, we will continue to demand justice for Sayfollah Musallet, an American and Mohammed\u2019s first cousin, who was beaten to death and murdered by a mob of Israeli settlers on July 11, 2025. We expect the American government to protect our families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mohammed was forced to spend his 16th birthday unjustly imprisoned by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/israel\">Israel<\/a>, separated from the people who love him. Now that Mohammed is with his family, we can finally wish him a happy birthday. His mom, Muna, can prepare his favorite meal and be with her son. We are proud of Mohammed and love him dearly. The family requests time to be with their son after this painful experience.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Institute for Middle East Understanding shared Kadur\u2019s statement and also called for justice for\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/us-citizen-killed-in-west-bank\" target=\"_blank\">Musallet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/theIMEU\/status\/1994085448793120899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1994085448793120899%7Ctwgr%5Ec5b17a8755de1cc56e1b81c0d21efc8008b3208b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fnews%2Fmohammed-ibrahim-israel\">https:\/\/x.com\/theIMEU\/status\/1994085448793120899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1994085448793120899%7Ctwgr%5Ec5b17a8755de1cc56e1b81c0d21efc8008b3208b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fnews%2Fmohammed-ibrahim-israel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ibrahim\u2019s freedom came as people in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/united-states\">United States<\/a>&nbsp;celebrated Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSomething to be thankful for today: Mohammed Ibrahim freed from captivity,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ryangrim\/status\/1994085981289349226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>&nbsp;<em>Drop Site News<\/em>\u2019 Ryan Grim on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/social-media\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) similarly\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorCantwell\/status\/1994083533892309053?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>, \u201cOn a day of thanksgiving we are so grateful Mohammed Ibrahim is on his way home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/anewpolicyorg\/status\/1994065636159275112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1994065636159275112%7Ctwgr%5Ec5b17a8755de1cc56e1b81c0d21efc8008b3208b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fnews%2Fmohammed-ibrahim-israel\">https:\/\/x.com\/anewpolicyorg\/status\/1994065636159275112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1994065636159275112%7Ctwgr%5Ec5b17a8755de1cc56e1b81c0d21efc8008b3208b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fnews%2Fmohammed-ibrahim-israel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert McCaw, government affairs director at the largest US Muslim rights group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cair.com\/press_releases\/breaking-cair-cair-florida-welcome-the-release-of-florida-teen-mohamed-ibrahim-call-on-u-s-government-to-hold-israel-accountable-for-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;in a statement that \u201cMohamed\u2019s homecoming is a blessing, but it does not erase the torture and suffering he endured.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe US government has a responsibility to investigate Israel\u2019s abuse of an American citizen and ensure that no other child\u2014American or Palestinian\u2014is subjected to the same treatment,\u201d McCaw added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US government provides Israel with billions of dollars in military aid annually, and has continued to do so over the past two years, as Israeli forces have waged a genocidal war on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/gaza\">Gaza<\/a>&nbsp;Strip\u2014a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/genocide\">genocide<\/a>&nbsp;that \u201cis not over,\u201d despite last month\u2019s ceasefire agreement, as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/amnesty-international\">Amnesty International<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/genocide-gaza-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">highlighted<\/a>&nbsp;in a Thursday briefing. Amid that assault, there has also been a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/settler-attacks-west-bank-surge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">surge<\/a>&nbsp;in Israeli soldiers\u2019 and settlers\u2019 violence against&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/palestinians\">Palestinians<\/a>&nbsp;in the West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMohammed should have spent this year studying for his learner\u2019s permit and enjoying time with his family\u2014not locked in a military prison, beaten, starved, and terrified. His release is cause for celebration, but it must also be a turning point,\u201d said CAIR\u2019s Florida chapter. \u201cThe US cannot continue providing unchecked support to a government that tortures American children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCAIR and CAIR-FL are calling on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/us-state-department\">US State Department<\/a>, members of Congress, faith leaders, and civil society organizations to press for a full, public accounting of Mohammed\u2019s treatment and to demand concrete consequences for the Israeli officials responsible,\u201d the group added. \u201cThe organizations also reaffirm their commitment to supporting Mohamed and his family as he recovers from the trauma of his imprisonment and to advocating for all children subjected to abuse under Israel\u2019s military system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our work is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Feel free to republish and share widely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/author\/jessica-corbett\">Jessica Corbett<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jessica Corbett is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/author\/jessica-corbett\">Full Bio &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American, was freed on November 27, 2025 after over nine months in Israeli detention. \u00a0(Photo: @infinite_jaz\/X) While expressing relief, the 16-year-old\u2019s uncle noted the \u201chundreds of children like Mohammed, unjustly trapped in an Israeli military prison.\u201d Jessica Corbett Nov 27, 2025 (CommonDreams.org) \u201cWords can\u2019t describe the&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/11\/28\/after-9-months-of-israels-abuse-us-teen-mohammed-ibrahim-freed-from-detention\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45349"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45349"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45350,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45349\/revisions\/45350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}