According to Israeli media citing Palestinian reports, Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, 22, was arrested by the IDF on Monday morning. Tamimi has gained notoriety in her community for her violent actions against the IDF and is viewed by many as a national hero of Palestinians in the West Bank.
Tamimi has become something of a symbol in the Palestinian struggle against Israeli policies in the Palestinian territories and became an honorary member of the Palestinian National Council in May 2018.
Last week, Tamimi called for the murder of settlers in the West Bank in an Instagram post. “We are waiting for you in every West Bank city from Hebron to Jenin – we will slaughter you and you will say that what Hitler did to you was a joke,” she wrote on social media.
“We will drink your blood and eat your skull. Come on, we’re waiting for you,” she wrote on Instagram.
In March 2018, Tamimi was convicted of four counts of assaulting an IDF officer and soldiers, inciting and disrupting IDF forces, and was sentenced to eight months in prison and eight months probation. She was released on July 29, 2018 after serving her full sentence. Ahed Tamimi next to her mother (R) Bassam and her father Bassam (L) (Source: TOVAH LAZAROFF)
How did Tamimi become “famous”?
The 21-year-old became famous through the distribution of videos and photos in which she repeatedly attacked IDF soldiers in her home village of Nabi Saleh.
After her arrest, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir took to Facebook to congratulate the IDF on Tamimi’s arrest. “Kudos to the IDF and the rest of the security forces for arresting terrorist and ‘human rights activist’ Ehad Tamimi Manbi Saleh, who was previously convicted of attacks on IDF soldiers and has expressed sympathy and support for the Nazis since the outbreak of war .” people on social media. Zero tolerance towards terrorists and supporters of terrorism! Just like that! Advertising