Israeli Military Court Indicts 16-Year-Old for Slapping Soldier

Edited by Jorge Ruiz Miyares
2018-01-03 22:40:31

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Palestinian girl indicted for slapping Israeli soldier (Photo: Democracy Now)

Tel Aviv, January 3 (RHC)-- An Israeli military court has indicted 16-year-old Palestinian Ahed Tamimi on 12 charges, including throwing stones and aggravated assault, after a video showed her slapping a soldier in the occupied West Bank.  The incident came after Israeli troops shot Tamimi’s 14-year-old brother in the head with a rubber-coated steel bullet and fired tear gas canisters into her family’s home. 

Media reports say that the soldier actually slapped the 16-year-old girl first, causing her to slap back.  Israeli prosecutors have asked a military judge to keep Tamimi jailed while she awaits trial. 

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