Ahmad Manasra, arrested at 13, is finally free after a decade in Israeli prison – Mondoweiss

Israeli authorities released Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Manasra, 23, on Thursday after spending ten years in Israeli prison. Imprisoned at the age of 13, Manasra’s case drew international attention due to “legal inconsistencies in his trial, the deterioration of his psychological condition as a result of his cruel arrest and treatment in prison, and the denial of treatment,” said his lawyer, Ahmad Zabarqa, in a statement to Mondoweiss.

Manasra was arrested during the 2015 “