Following three years in Israeli detention, Palestinian prisoner Musab Qatawi faced one final ordeal before being released on Thursday.
Israeli prison guards shoved his head into a rubbish bin and shaved part of his hair, drawing the Star of David on to his head.
In an interview with Middle East Eye in his hometown of Qalqilya, in the occupied West Bank, Qatawi said he was released in the same batch as Ahmad Manasra, who spent a decade behind bars after being arrested at the age of 13 and suffered a similar treatment before his release.
“They gathered us after dawn, counted us and took us,” Qatawi said.
“At that moment, I found Ahmad Manasra among the people. We reached the Ramon area. They took our pictures, had us sign papers,” he added. ….more
