On July 7, my family was arrested for standing on the land that they have owned for generations. An Israeli settler had raided our land in Masafer Yatta with his sheep to set them to graze on our newly growing trees, and my uncle and his sons tried to get him out to protect it from destruction. There was no violence and no attack towards the settlers — but when the Israeli army arrived, they arrested my uncle, three cousins, and three international activists. The treatment after their arrest was inhumane. The eldest was blindfolded and zip-tied for six hours, while the youngest, just 14 years …