Baroud in Al Jazeera: Ahed Tamimi and the Power of Palestinian Women

• August 23, 2018, 5:41 pm

(Tamar Fleishman, Palestine Chronicle.com)

Ahed Tamimi, the 17-year-old Palestinian activist from the village of Nabi Saleh in the West Bank, is an icon of a rebellious young generation of Palestinians which has demonstrated it has little tolerance for Israel’s persistent violations of their rights and freedoms. After spending eight months in jail for confronting Israeli occupation soldiers in her backyard, Ahed emerged even stronger and more determined to convey the pains and struggles of her people to the world.

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