The Trump Administration Must Force Israel To Release 15-Year-Old American Citizen Mohammed Ibrahim From Israel’s Illegal Detention Dear Email, Mohammed Ibrahim, a 15-year-old American citizen from Palm Bay, Florida, has been illegally locked in Israel’s military prison system since March 2025. Israeli occupation soldiers kidnapped him from his family’s home in al-Mazra’a ash-Sharqiya, near Ramallah, in the occupied Palestinian West Bank, three weeks after he arrived to visit relatives. Israel claims he threw stones at settlers, yet no trial has taken place, and the allegations remain unproven.  When he was taken, Mohammed weighed 108 pounds. Since that time, he has lost 22 pounds, bringing him down to 86 pounds. Troops blindfolded him at arrest, held him in harsh conditions, and confined him for months in “quarantine” for a scabies infection he contracted in prison as a result of medical neglect by Israelis. His parents have seen him only three times, via a courtroom camera, and every visitation request has been denied. The family’s ordeal has only gotten worse since Mohammed was abducted. Israeli settlers beat Mohammed’s cousin, 20-year-old American citizen Saifullah Kamel Musallet, to death on July 11, 2025. After his murder, U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee told the family that Mohammed “should never have been arrested” and promised to secure his release. But the Ambassador has done nothing as Mohammed has not been released, and weeks have passed with no progress. Saifullah is one of six U.S. citizens killed by Israeli forces or settlers since October 2023. The State Department’s sluggish response contrasts sharply with its swift interventions elsewhere. Equal protection for U.S. citizens cannot depend on ethnicity or political context. Tell the Department of State, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, and your Members of Congress to: - Force Israel to release Mohammed immediately and ensure his safe return to his family.
- Investigate Israel’s violations of its due-process and child-protection rights.
- Press for accountability in the killing of Saifullah Kamel Musallet.
In solidarity,
Americans for Justice in Palestine Action |
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