I refused to sign it. The interrogator tried to make me sign it three times but I completely refused to. He got really angry and I got a little bit scared. 13. Were you placed in solitary confinement? Yes, in Etzion detention center. Because I was a teenager, they put me alone in a cell. I begged them to let me join the other prisoners but they refused. I slept alone in the cell for three days. Cells are terrible. However, I used to communicate with the other prisoners through the windows. 14. Did they blackmail you in order to work with them as an agent? No, they didn’t. I didn’t let them treat me that way because I didn’t submit to them. I knew if I submitted to them, they’d use me. For example, the interrogator would drop his pen to see if I was going to lift it up, but I’d never ever do that. My gesture showed confidence, which drove the interrogator crazy to the extent that he slapped me on the face.” 15-year old prisoner Interview: 11 November 2016 One of the reasons that children are a primary target during mass arrest campaigns, particularly in areas where there is more resistance to the occupation, is that their special vulnerability can serve several strategic purposes. Evidence gathered by Addameer points to three main motivations on the part of the Israeli military: “First, targeting the youngest and most vulnerable is intended to exert pressure on their family and the entire community to put an end to all social mobilization. Second, Israeli soldiers and police often arrest children for recruitment purposes. Addameer has collected testimonies suggesting that children from East Jerusalem and Wall and settlement-affected communities are routinely asked to become informants and provide information on both prominent figures involved in advocacy efforts and other children participating in demonstrations. Lastly, arrest is also used as a strategy to deter children from participating in demonstrations and from throwing stones at the Wall or other targets. ”260 The arrest and detention of children can therefore be instrumental in breaking down and suppressing community resistance and threatening the next generation to the extent that they are prevented from future political or resistance activity. 260 Addameer, Imprisonment of Children, op. cit., February 2016 72