Columnist and online commentator Al-Amer authored Days of Ashes (2013), recounting his experience as a detainee for 13 months in an Israeli prison in 2011. In October 2023, Israeli soldiers raided his West Bank home, confiscated his phone, and arrested him without charge. He was placed under administrative detention for six months in November 2023. In June 2024, his detention was extended for another four months.