Ahed Tamimi

Mohammed Tamimi, 15, was taken for questioning by army forces early Monday morning, likely for throwing stones at soldiers SOURCE: HAARETZ BY: JACK KHOURY Mohammad Tamimi, the 15-year-old brother of Palestinian protester Ahed Tamimi, was arrested by Israeli army forces early Monday morning, his father, Bassem, told Haaretz. “They didn’t give any explanations beyond that he is … Continued

Palestinian activist, who spent eight months in Israeli prison, is welcomed at Bernabeu stadium by the football club. SOURCE: ALJAZEERA Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, whose arrest last year drew international condemnation, has been honoured by Spanish football club Real Madrid after she was released from Israeli prison. The 17-year-old was arrested in December 2017 after … Continued

The activist on the occupation, balancing teenage life and politics — and the slap that landed her in prison SOURCE: FINANCIAL TIMES BY: MEHUL SRIVASTAVA Nine months ago, before the slap across an Israeli soldier’s cheek that changed her life, the world knew little of Ahed Tamimi. Now the 17-year-old is a cause célèbre, her … Continued

Palestinian officials said Israeli border police arrested the two artists who crafted the large painting, now on display at a separation barrier in Bethlehem SOURCE: HAARETZ Israeli border police on Saturday arrested two Italian graffiti artists who were painting a mural of a jailed Palestinian teenager, Ahed Tamimi, on the Israeli separation barrier in Bethlehem … Continued

SOURCE: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL The Israeli authorities must immediately release teenage activist Ahed Tamimi whose continued detention is a desperate attempt to intimidate Palestinian children who dare to stand up to repression by occupying forces, Amnesty International said. Ahed Tamimi’s trial is due to start tomorrow in Ofer juvenile military court in the occupied West Bank. … Continued