After 9 months of unjust imprisonment in Israel and neglect by his own government, Mohammed Ibrahim is finally coming home [WASHINGTON D.C., NOVEMBER 27, 2025] — Nine months ago, more than 30 Israeli occupation soldiers stormed the Ibrahim family’s home in the West Bank in the dead of night and tore Mohammed Ibrahim, only 15 years old at the time, away from his family. Today, November 27, 2025, we are relieved and overjoyed to share the news of his release. We send our deepest congratulations to Mohammed’s family. After months of fear, uncertainty, and waiting, he is finally going home to his mom and dad.  Mohammed is a Palestinian-American child from Florida. He should have been protected by his government, but instead, he was abandoned. The U.S. government let a 15-year-old, now 16, American citizen languish in an Israeli prison for nine months before lifting a finger. Mohammed’s freedom came after sustained, unrelenting pressure from grassroots organizers, advocates, and communities across the country, including the efforts of AMP’s 501(c)(4) affiliate organization, Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action), which was the first to bring Mohammed’s case to light back in July of this year and to launch a campaign demanding his release. His release is a reminder that persistent, collective action makes a difference, even when the odds feel stacked against us. During his time in Israeli prison, Mohammed endured systemic abuse at the hands of the apartheid state. He lost more than half his weight, was beaten by soldiers, held in solitary confinement, and even contracted scabies because of the prison’s inhumane conditions. Israeli authorities also barred Mohammed from any contact with his family. He wasn’t allowed a single phone call, nor were his parents allowed to visit him. For months, the only information his loved ones had came through U.S. officials who were given limited access to him. No child deserves this kind of treatment. Mohammed’s family is now focused on getting him the urgent medical care he needs after months of surviving such inhumane conditions. Our hope, alongside his family’s, is that his health is fully restored and that he’s given the chance to step back into his childhood, something that was violently taken from him over the last nine months. Mohammed’s release is the bare minimum, as he should never have been detained in the first place. And while we’re relieved he’s finally free, his freedom does not account to justice. As Mohammed and his family begin to heal from this trauma, we remain steadfast in our commitment to fight for real accountability. We will continue pushing for justice for Mohammed, for his cousin Sayfollah, who was killed by Israeli settlers over the summer, and for every Palestinian child being held as a political prisoner. Mohammed and his family’s experience is just one of hundreds. As of June 30 of this year, at least 360 Palestinian children were being held in administrative detention by Israel, nearly half of them without any charge or trial. Israel remains the only state in the world that prosecutes children in military courts. If anything, Mohammed’s case simply exposed, yet again, the scale of Israel’s abuses against Palestinian children. We are unwavering in our commitment to fight back. Everyone responsible, from the Israeli government to the U.S. administration that neglected this family and waited nine months before applying enough pressure to secure his release, must be held accountable. In solidarity,
American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) |
