HITTING ISRAELI SOLDIERS: PALESTINIAN GIRL SPARKS DEBATE
An Israeli court on Monday extended the custody of three Palestinian
women detained after a viral video of an alleged assault on Israeli soldiers in
the occupied West Bank, the police said.
They said the Ofer military court ruled that Ahed Tamimi, 17, her
mother Nariman Tamimi, 43, and her cousin Nour Naji Tamimi, 21, would remain in
custody until Thursday.
All three women appeared in a video that went viral after it was shot
on December 15 in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah.
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The footage shows Nour and Ahed approaching two Israeli soldiers before shoving, kicking and slapping them while filming on mobile phones.
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The footage shows Nour and Ahed approaching two Israeli soldiers before shoving, kicking and slapping them while filming on mobile phones.
The heavily armed soldiers do not respond in the face of what appears
to be an attempt to provoke rather than seriously harm them.
They then move backwards after Ahed’s mother Nariman becomes involved.
The Tamimi family are at the forefront of regular protests in Nabi
Saleh, a frequent scene of demonstrations against Israel’s occupation of the
West Bank.
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They say a member of the family was shot in the head with a rubber
bullet during protests on December 15.
Residents say part of the village’s land was confiscated by Israeli
authorities and given to a nearby Israeli settlement.
The videos of the alleged assault were widely picked up by Israeli
media outlets, which often accuse Palestinian protesters of provoking the army
into responses which are then filmed.
Israeli politicians hailed the restraint of the soldiers as evidence of
the military’s values, but some called for tough responses.
When you have to arrest and jail a little girl for life b/c she resisted your illegal occupation, you know you have won this battle, but lost the war. You know all the money and military power in the world won’t be enough to wash the blood off your hands.— Amir (@AmirAminiMD) December 21, 2017
Ahed Tamimi, 16, hero. pic.twitter.com/HIANoDMeOK
A great daughter of the #Arabs is now in the hands of foreign men, and in danger. Free #AhedTamimi #Palestine #Jerusalem pic.twitter.com/Wijx3P0f6d— George Galloway (@georgegalloway) December 25, 2017
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