Ahed Tamimi

Israel Just Banned Ahed Tamimi From Leaving Israel

The ban comes two months after Ahed Tamimi was released from a prison after serving an eight-month sentence for slapping an Israeli soldier. (MEE) — Israeli authorities banned Ahed Tamimi, a Palestinian activist and campaigner who became a resistance icon, and her family from travelling abroad, her father said on Friday. Basim Tamimi told Anadolu Agency that he and […]

Israel Sentences Ahed Tamimi’s Brother to 14 Months in Prison for Throwing Rocks

Waed Tamimi’s family believes his sentencing less than a month after his sister’s release is a deliberate attempt to pressure them. (MEE) — Waed Tamimi, the brother of recently released Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi, was sentenced to more than a year in prison for stone-throwing, the Israeli army announced on Tuesday. Ahed attracted global attention when a […]

Ahed Tamimi Comes Home to Great Joy but Also Reminders of Pain

NABI SALEH, PALESTINE  — “All Palestine’s Children are Ahed Tamimi,” Nariman Tamimi said in an interview after the much-publicized mother and daughter were released from an Israeli prison on July 29. Ahed Tamimi’s mother said this in response to the tremendous amount of coverage that her daughter’s arrest and subsequent release received.