
Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi arrested for 'inciting terror': Israeli Army
The Hindu
Israeli Army arrests prominent Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi in West Bank raid; accused of inciting violence and terrorist activities; Tamimi's mother denies she wrote post calling for massacre of Israelis; Tamimi became famous at 14 for biting Israeli soldier; 150 Palestinians killed in West Bank since start of Gaza war.
The Israeli Army said on November 6 it had arrested the prominent 22-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi during a raid in the occupied West Bank.
"Ahed Tamimi was arrested on suspicion of inciting violence and terrorist activities in the town of Nabi Salih" near the city of Ramallah, an Army spokesman told AFP.
"Ms. Tamimi was transferred to Israeli security forces for further questioning."
The activist was arrested during an Israeli Army raid "aimed at apprehending individuals suspected of being involved in terrorist activities and incitement to hatred" in the north of the West Bank, the spokesman added.
When AFP inquired about the reasons for her arrest, a security source forwarded an Instagram post, which has circulated widely on social media and is attributed to the young activist.
According to the post, written in Arabic and Hebrew, she called for the massacre of Israelis in explicitly violent terms, referring to Hitler.
The activist's mother, Nariman al-Tamimi, denied she wrote the post.