An Israeli military court has indicted a teenage Palestinian girl who was filmed slapping Israeli soldiers in the West Bank.
It indicted Ahed Tamimi, 16, from the village of Nebi Saleh, on Monday for attacking the soldiers as well as for previous altercations. It extended her remand for eight days.
Her father Bassem called it a “political trial”, saying Israel dug up old incidents to “justify her arrest”.
Waiting with the Tamimi family and others supporters in the Ofer military court. This legal process is entirely motivated by retaliation against this courageous women whose behavior has harmed nothing but the pride of the occupier.#FreeTamimiWomen pic.twitter.com/h8wd9jnedJ
— Ayman Odeh (@AyOdeh) January 1, 2018
Ms Tamimi was filmed in December outside her family home, pushing, kicking and slapping the soldiers, who fended off the blows without retaliating.
Palestinians hailed her as an icon in their fight against Israel. In Israel, the footage sparked debate about the soldiers’ refusal to respond.
Ms Tamimi famously bit a soldier’s hand as he held her brother in a chokehold in an attempted arrest in 2015.
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