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Not just toxic masculinity: Militarism also feeds gender-based violence
In a society dominated by male hierarchies, violence is not only a pervasive symptom but a defining feature — especially for Palestinian women. The Israeli media has been awash with reports over the past week about the case of a dozen Israeli male teenagers, some minors, accused of gang-raping a 19-year-old female British tourist in…
By
Henriette Chacar
July 23, 2019
Israeli activist who slapped Ahed Tamimi’s prosecutor wants a political trial
Yifat Doron says she slapped the IDF prosecutor to defend her friend. ‘We are not punished the same way the Palestinians are for the same actions.’ A few minutes before an Israeli military court sentenced teenager Ahed Tamimi to eight months in prison, an Israeli activist, Yifat Doron, approached the military prosecutor, shouted “who are you to…
By
Oren Ziv
January 14, 2019
‘It is easy to be a terrorist, it’s much harder to pursue peace’
Eight months after she was sent to prison for filming her daughter slap an IDF soldier, Nariman Tamimi speaks about her time behind bars, the case for international pressure on Israel, and the way her family is treated by the Israeli media. ‘They know that Ahed is not a terrorist. If we wanted to be terrorists,…
By
Oren Ziv
August 1, 2018
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Israel arrests artists behind Ahed Tamimi mural on separation wall
Israeli police rejoice after arresting two Italians and a Palestinian who painted a giant mural of Ahed Tamimi on the separation wall in Bethlehem. Two Italian citizens and one Palestinian were arrested by Israeli Border Police officers on Saturday after graffitiing a portrait of Ahed Tamimi, who was released from prison the following day, on part of the…
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Haggai Matar
July 29, 2018
Ahed Tamimi released after eight months in Israeli prison
Ahed Tamimi and her mother Nariman are released after eight months behind bars for slapping an Israeli soldier. By Oren Ziv Ahed Tamimi, the Palestinian teenager who was arrested after being filmed for slapping an IDF soldier in her family’s yard, was released from Israeli prison Sunday morning, along with her mother Nariman, after eight months…
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Oren Ziv
July 29, 2018
Israeli soldiers shoot and kill 21-year-old Palestinian in Nabi Saleh
Izz ad-Din Tamimi is the third resident of Nabi Saleh killed by the IDF since the village began its unarmed protests against the occupation a decade ago. By Oren Ziv and Yael Marom Israeli soldiers shot and killed Izz ad-Din Tamimi on Wednesday morning during a raid on the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh. According to the…
By
Oren Ziv
June 6, 2018
How Israel’s military courts conspire to keep Palestinians in prison
An Israeli military judge ordered Abdullah Abu Rahme released, saying there was no reason to keep him behind bars. And yet for the next month, the military justice system conspired to keep him in prison. By Edo Konrad and Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man Imagine you are arrested for a nonviolent property crime. After a few days in…
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Edo Konrad
April 26, 2018
An Israeli and a Palestinian slap a soldier. Guess who’s still in prison?
A reminder that Israelis and Palestinians who commit the same crime face radically different consequences. Minutes before an Israeli military judge signed off on Ahed Tamimi’s plea deal last week, something unexpected happened inside Israel’s Ofer Military Court. A Jewish Israeli activist rose from the back benches, approached the military prosecutor, slapped him across the…
By
Edo Konrad
March 25, 2018
What justice looks like for those who kill Palestinians
Ahed Tamimi was sentenced to eight months in prison for slapping a soldier. Col. Israel Shomer, who shot a Palestinian teenager in the back three times didn’t sit a single day behind bars. By Yael Marom Ever since she was arrested in the middle of the night late last December, 17-year-old Ahed Tamimi has been held in…
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+972 Magazine
March 22, 2018
Ahed Tamimi to spend 8 months in prison in plea deal
The 17-year-old from Nabi Saleh filmed slapping an Israeli soldier has already been imprisoned for three months. Her mother and cousin also sign plea deals. Activist slaps prosecutor in court. By +972 Magazine Staff Ahed Tamimi, the teenager from Nabi Saleh arrested after a video of her attempting to push two armed Israeli soldiers off…
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+972 Magazine
March 21, 2018
Military court sends leading Palestinian nonviolent activist to prison
Munther Amirah is the chairman of the Palestinian Popular Committees in the West Bank. The terms of his sentence will make it impossible for him to continue organizing non-violent protests against the occupation. By Yael Marom An Israeli military court sentenced Munther Amirah, one of the leading figures in the Palestinian popular struggle in the…
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+972 Magazine
March 14, 2018
Military dictatorship requires dehumanization
A top military official dubiously declares that a Palestinian teen shot in the head by Israeli soldiers actually just had a bicycle accident. Welcome to a new era of Palestinian dehumanization. The evidence was there for all to see. Anyone who wanted to know why 15-year-old Mohammed Tamimi, Ahed Tamimi’s cousin, has only two-thirds of…
By
Edo Konrad
February 28, 2018
The IDF spreads a lie and the Israeli press plays along
Facts show that Mohammed Tamimi was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers. But the facts were not enough for the Israeli army, or the journalists who toe the government line. Let’s start with the facts. On December 15, 2017, 15-year-old Mohammed Tamimi sustained a severe head wound during a demonstration in the West Bank…
By
Haggai Matar
February 27, 2018
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