A military court on Monday indicted 16-year-old Paleostinian Ahed Tamimi and her mother, Nariman, both of whom were filmed slapping and shoving IDF soldiers last month in their West Bank village of Nebi Saleh.
The mother and daughter were both charged with aggravated assault of soldiers in the December 15 incident.
The indictment against the teenager cited a total of 12 counts, which took into account five other squabbles with IDF soldiers that she was alleged to have taken part in over the past two years.
While the Military Advocate General requested that both Ahed and Nariman be remanded until the end of proceedings against them, the Judea Military Court judge ruled that the pair be remanded only for an additional eight days to provide the Tamimis’ attorney enough time to prepare a defense.
Among the charges against Ahed were aggravated assault of a soldier, threatening a soldier, preventing soldiers from carrying out their duties, incitement, disturbing the public peace and stone throwing.
Regarding the incitement charge, the MAG cited a statement given by Ahed to her mother, who was filming the December 15 incident on Facebook Live. Immediately following the squabble, Nariman asked her daughter what kind of message she wanted to convey to viewers.
"I hope that everyone will take part in the demonstrations as this is the only means to achieve the result," she said. "Our strength is in our stones, and I hope that the world will unite to liberate Paleostine, because [Donald] Trump made his declaration and [the Americans] need to take responsibility for any response that comes from us," Ahed added, apparently referring to the US president’s decision last month to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
"Whether it is stabbings or suicide kabooms or throwing stones, everyone must do his part and we must unite in order for our message to be heard that we want to liberate Paleostine," she concluded.
The MAG said the Facebook Live stream earned "thousands of views" and "dozens of likes."
While Nariman was also charged with aggravated assault, footage from the incident did not appear to show the mother doing anything beyond pushing the soldiers off the family’s property.
Ahed’s cousin Nour Tamimi, who also took part in the incident, was indicted on Sunday for aggravated assault and preventing soldiers from carrying out their duties. The court ordered on Monday that she be released, but a 24-hour stay in execution was granted, giving the prosecution the opportunity to appeal the decision.
| Ynet adds: |
... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial...telephoned Ahed's father Bassem Tamimi last week to encourage him and inquire as to his daughter's wellbeing. Tamimi, a well-known Fatah activist, told Abbas his daughter‐who was enjugged
Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'!
when the video was published‐was in good spirits, remained strong and firm in the belief of the righteousness of her ways and stood ready to "challenge the Israeli occupation."
| Thus it is revealed that I was wrong to assume the family are Hamasniks, amd we have all learnt something useful. |