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A Palestinian teenager jailed in Israel for kicking and slapping an Israeli soldier was released Sunday at the home of a hero in her village and called on Palestinians to continue their struggle against the occupation of the West Bank. Ahed Tamimi and his mother, Nariman Tamimi, were greeted by banners, applause and Palestinian flags as they entered their village, Nabi Saleh, in the West Bank.
Tamimi, 17, gained momentum after the December meeting outside of Nabi Saleh, where activists protested for years against land grabbing by Israel and were often involved in clashes with the Israeli army and Jewish settlers. slap, which Ms. Tamimi's mother relayed live on Facebook, as a staged provocation. But supporters see a girl who beat two frustrated soldiers after learning that Israeli soldiers had seriously injured a 15-year-old cousin by shooting her in the head with rubber bullets during clashes with rocks. [19659005] Ms. Tamimi, who was 16 at the time of his detention, was charged with 12 counts, including aggravated assault. In March, she pleaded guilty to assault, including assault, and was sentenced to eight months in prison.
On Sunday, wearing her black and white checkered Arabic scarf, she greeted dozens of He made brief remarks in front of the home of a villager from Nabi Saleh killed by Israeli forces.
"From this house of martyr, I say that resistance continues until the occupation is removed," she said. "All inmates in prison are strong, and I thank everyone who stood by me while I was in jail."
She has scheduled a press conference for 16 hours. From her home, Ms. Tamimi went to the grave of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. She laid a wreath and recited a Quran prayer, and was then taken with her family to a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at his headquarters in Ramallah, West Bank.
The case of Tamimi has attracted the attention of the whole world. Amnesty International has stated after his conviction that his conviction is contrary to international law and that the imprisonment of a minor should only be used as a last resort and for the shortest possible time.
Tamimis' father, Bassem Tamimi, said that even though he was still waiting for her to take the initiative in the fight against the Israeli occupation, it also weighed on college options. He said that she had completed her high school exams in prison with the help of other prisoners who were teaching the required materials.
He said that she originally hoped to attend a West Bank university but that she had also received scholarships from abroad.
Palestinians want the West Bank for a future state, with East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. Most countries view Israeli settlements in the West Bank as illegal, which is disputed by Israel. Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.
Since 2009, residents of Nabi Saleh have regularly organized anti-occupation demonstrations that often end in clashes with throwing stones. Ms. Tamimi participated in such marches from a very young age, and she had several highly publicized altercations with the Israeli army. A photo shows her, at age 12, raising a closed fist towards a soldier who dominates her
In a sign of her fame, two Italian artists have painted a large fresco of her on the separating fence. Israel before his release. Israeli police said the two Italians, as well as a Palestinian, were caught red-handed and arrested for vandalism.
Tamimi's last fight with the two soldiers took place on December 15 in Nabi Saleh. At the time, demonstrations had erupted in several areas of the West Bank because of the recognition by President Trump 10 days earlier of the disputed city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. She was arrested at home four days later, in the middle of the night
. Tamimi was 17 years old while in detention. His case drew attention to the detention of Palestinian minors by Israel, a practice that has been criticized by international rights groups. According to Palestinian figures, some 300 minors are detained
Uri Ariel, Israeli government minister, said the Tamimi case highlighted what could happen if Israel lowered its guard.
"I think Israel is acting with too much mercy, types of terrorists," he told The Associated Press. "Israel should treat those who hit its soldiers hard."
"We can not have a situation where there is no deterrence," he added.
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