1. Ahed Tamimi is a Palestinian activist from the village of Nabi Salih in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
15 Facts About Ahed Tamimi
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In December 2017, Tamimi was detained by Israeli authorities for slapping a soldier, which was filmed and went viral, attracting international interest and debate.
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Ahed Tamimi was sentenced to eight months in prison after agreeing to a plea bargain and released on 29 July 2018.
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Ahed Tamimi was born on 31 January 2001 in Nabi Salih, a small village in the West Bank in the Palestinian territories to activist Bassem Tamimi and his wife, Nariman.
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Ahed Tamimi has been involved in protests and political agitation expressing her opposition to the expansion of Israeli settlements and detention of Palestinians.
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Ahed Tamimi has argued that documented, organized protests against the Israeli occupation will lead to wider recognition of the Palestinian struggle for autonomy; her viral images and videos have produced a wave of public reactions in Israel and Palestine, as well as internationally.
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At 11 years old, Ahed Tamimi was commended by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas for attempting to intervene during her mother's arrest in August 2012.
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On 15 December 2017, Ahed Tamimi took part in a demonstration in Nabi Salih opposing the expansion of Israeli settlements near her village.
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Mohammed Ahed Tamimi was put in a medically induced coma to treat his head injury and regained consciousness a few days later.
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Rallies in support of Ahed Tamimi took place in North America and Europe.
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On 24 March 2018, Ahed Tamimi agreed to a plea bargain with prosecutors whereby she would serve eight months in prison and pay a 5,000-shekel fine.
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On 6 November 2023 Ahed Tamimi was arrested by IDF soldiers in Nabi Salih on "suspicion of inciting violence and terrorist activities", her house was searched and the family's mobile phones were confiscated.
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Ahed Tamimi's family denied she has an Instagram account or that she writes in Hebrew, while the alleged post was in Hebrew and Arabic.
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Ahed Tamimi has been described as one of the new symbols of Palestinian resistance to Israeli military occupation in the West Bank.
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Many Palestinians have protested their living conditions, but Ahed Tamimi is one of the few internationally recognized figures of the cause, credited with energizing Palestinians demoralized by years of Israeli settlement building and bringing renewed attention to Israel's occupation of the West Bank; her case highlighted Israel's detention and prosecution of Palestinian minors.