"A group of United States lawmakers have urged the Trump administration to secure the release of a 16-year-old Palestinian American who has been held in Israeli detention centres for eight months. In a letter sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, 27 members of the US Congress called for the release of Mohammed Ibrahim amid reports that he faces abusive conditions in detention."
"As we have been told repeatedly, the Department of State has no higher priority than the safety and security of US citizens abroad,' the letter, signed by figures such as Senators Bernie Sanders and Chris Von Hollen, states. We share that view and urge you to fulfil this responsibility by engaging the Israeli government directly to secure the swift release of this American boy."
"His family has received updates from US embassy staff and former detainees who described his alarming weight loss, deteriorating health, and signs of torture as his court hearings continue to be routinely postponed, the letter said. Analysts and rights advocates also say the case is demonstrative of a general apathy towards the plight of Palestinian Americans by the US government, which is quick to offer support to Israeli Americans who find themselves in harm's way but slow to respond to instances of violence or abuse"
Twenty-seven members of the US Congress urged the Trump administration to secure the release of Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian American held in Israeli detention centres for eight months. The appeal was directed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, and included signatories such as Senators Bernie Sanders and Chris Von Hollen. The appeal emphasized the Department of State priority on protecting US citizens abroad and called for direct engagement with the Israeli government to secure Mohammed's swift release. Family reports indicate alarming weight loss, deteriorating health, and signs of torture while court hearings have been routinely postponed. Analysts and rights advocates describe the case as illustrative of perceived US apathy toward Palestinian Americans compared with support extended to Israeli Americans.
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