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Ahed Tamimi: the Palestinian Teen in ‘Slap Video’ Back at Centre of Propaganda War 20 Friday, December 29, 2017 The symbol of new defiant Palestinian 12-year-old Ahed Tamimi confronts an IDF soldiers on the West Bank, 2012 generation Ahed Tamimi: The Palestinian teen in ‘slap video’ back at centre of propaganda war Jerusalem protests in their village of Nabi Saleh same attention?” Bassem Tamimi hed Tamimi is only a teenager, near Ramallah. told AFP. but has repeatedly been at the The latest incident led to her arrest “The Zionist propaganda machine Acentre of the seemingly endless on December 19 along with that of always depicts the Palestinian as propaganda war between Israelis her mother and cousin. She has been dark-skinned and ugly, attacking and Palestinians, with a video of her detained since and is due to appear in the blonde victim, but now she is slapping soldiers the latest example. military court again later Thursday. blonde.” Tamimi, 16 and recognisable by The three appeared in a video that her shock of blonde hair, has been went viral after it was recorded on ‘Case of public opinion’ held up by Palestinians and other December 15 in Nabi Saleh. Michael Oren, a former Israeli supporters as a brave opponent of It showed Tamimi and her cousin ambassador to the United States Israel’s occupation of the West Bank. approaching two Israeli soldiers and currently a deputy minister for A years-old photograph of her before shoving, kicking and slapping diplomacy, accused the Tamimis of raising her fist at a soldier was widely them. using children as pawns, however. 17 year old Palestinian Ahed Tamimi at Ofer military court room published and led to her being The heavily armed soldiers do not “The Tamimi family -- which may received by then Turkish prime respond in the face of what appears not be a real family -- dresses up minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in to be an attempt to provoke rather kids in American clothes and pays Abbas has called her father and soldiers’ restraint and others saying 2012. than seriously harm them. them to provoke (Israeli) troops on commended the family’s resistance it showed weakness and merited a She was also photographed while They then move backwards after camera,” he wrote on Twitter. against Israel’s occupation, official tougher response. wearing a Tweety Bird shirt and Tamimi’s mother Nariman becomes “This cynical and cruel use news agency WAFA reported. Bassem Tamimi describes his biting the hand of an Israeli soldier involved. of children constitutes abuse. Supporters have accused Israeli daughter as “shy”, but “someone in 2015 to try to stop the arrest of a Tamimi’s father argues that her Human rights organisations must authorities of arresting a teenager who is mature enough to reject the brother. blonde hair and Western dress have investigate!” who was only standing up for the occupation responsibly”. But for Israeli officials, she is being contributed to the attention she has Since her arrest early on December rights of her fellow Palestinians. She had in the past wanted to made to star in staged provocations received. 19, responses from either side could The incident occurred during become a professional football by her family, prominent activists “If she was veiled and dark- not be further apart. a day of clashes across the West player, but has since decided to study who have been at the forefront of skinned, would she have got the Palestinian president Mahmud Bank against US President Donald law to defend her family and village Trump’s controversial recognition of against an Israeli occupation that has Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. lasted more than 50 years, he said. Violence since Trump’s decision Regarding criticism of his family, has left 12 Palestinians dead, with Bassem Tamimi said, “we don’t have most killed in clashes with Israeli to respond or defend ourselves”, forces. calling it an attempt to distract from The Tamimi family says a relative their cause. was shot in the head with a rubber But he said he fears his daughter bullet during protests on December will be imprisoned over the latest 15. incident, particularly because it has Israelis were divided over the become “a case of public opinion” in viral video, with some praising the Israel. (AFP) Ahed Tamimi reacts to an Israeli soldier attempts to arrest a Palestinian kid Ahed Tamimi during a protest.
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