2 Palestinian women in court over slap video
ofer military court — Two more Palestinian women appeared in an Israeli military court on Thursday after a viral video of an alleged assault on Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, a journalist said.
Nariman Tamimi, 43, and Nour Naji Tamimi, 21, were detained in a case that has set Israeli and Palestinian social media alight.
The video filmed in the village of Nabi Saleh in the occupied West Bank shows Nour and her cousin Ahed Tamimi, 17, approaching two Israeli soldiers, before shoving, kicking and slapping them while filming on mobile phones. They then move backwards after Ahed’s mother Nariman becomes involved.
A second video shows the two cousins telling the soldiers, apparently standing on the stairs of the family home, to leave.
The court was expected to decide on the cases of Nariman and Nour later on Thursday.
Ahed, the primary instigator in the videos, appeared before a court on Wednesday and her detention was extended until December 25.
She is accused of “assaulting a soldier, harming the security of the area, incitement, and other felonies”, according to court documents.
The Tamimi family are at the forefront of regular protests in Nabi Saleh, a frequent scene of demonstrations against Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.
The residents say part of the village’s land was confiscated by Israeli authorities and given to a nearby Israeli settlement. — AFP