16-yr-old Palestinian activist charged for slapping Israeli police officer

A sixteen-year-old Palestinian teen activist Ahed Tamimi has been charged with 12 counts after she was filmed hitting Israeli soldiers with a group of other girls during a protest in the occupied West Bank region.

According to the lawyer of the activist, Gabi Laski, Tamini appeared before Israel’s Ofer military court near Ramallah, where she was charged with 12 counts, including allegedly assaulting an Israeli soldier, interfering with a soldier’s duties and two past instances of stone-throwing.

Speaking after she was charged, Ahed’s father, Bassem, revealed that it was very likely his daughter would be sentenced and imprisoned over the charges.

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“They built the case around her specifically to try to keep her in prison as long as they can,” he said.
“I am very worried about my daughter,” added Bassem, who has also been arrested numerous times by Israeli forces.

“Her fate is now in the hands of people who don’t even see Palestinians as full human beings.”

After the incident, Ahed was detained and accused of assault and taking part in a violent riot after a video showed her and other females shouting at and hitting two Israeli soldiers who didn’t respond.

 

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