Prison in Palestinian Children Writings (2000- 2014

Abstract

This study is based on an analysis of various forms of creative

literary production by Palestinian children about prisons and prisoners

as a result of several factors such as their perception, implications of

psychological, humanitarian and social factors, which cast a shadow on

the members of society, and their impact on young people who live under

the aggressive nature of Israeli occupation. This involves an image of

darkness of repressive prisons, denying them to exercise their childhood

as innocent children.

The research highlights the children›s struggle as documented in

their writings and their peers, which represents the deprivation and

arrogance of the occupier as a result of their resistance. I shed light on the

sufferings and calamities intended to distort the psychological, physical,

and cultural rights of young prisoners, as well as the negative impact on

the parents and the family.

This study tries to detect the Zionists› practicing of oppression,

torturing and abusing detainees. Despite bad consequences of such

practices, these lead to inflame the spirit of resistance to defend the rights

of childhood.