Ahed Tamimi

The Sentencing of Ahed, Nariman and Nour Tamimi: The Struggle Continues!

March 29, 2018 UNAC Editor Oppression of Women, Palestine

“There is no justice under the occupation and this court is illegal.” – Ahed Tamimi, 21 March 2018 from Samidoun Palestinian teen activist Ahed Tamimi, 17, was sentenced by an Israeli military court on Tuesday, 21 March to eight months in Israeli prison. The sentencing came after a plea bargain was reached in the case and confirmed by the military court; the[…]

Palestine Leadership Suspends Recognition of Israel

January 23, 2018 UNAC Editor Palestine

by Wayne DeLucca, originally published on Socialist Action The Palestine Liberation Organization’s central council voted on Jan. 15 to “suspend recognition of Israel until it recognizes the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders and revokes the decision to annex East Jerusalem and expand and build settlements.” This is an important move that would also reverse the Palestinian leadership’s adherence[…]

POWIR In Solidarity with Ahed Tamimi

January 12, 2018 UNAC Editor Palestine

“My daughter is just 16 years old. In another world, in your world, her life would look completely different. In our world, Ahed is a representative of a new generation of our people, of young freedom fighters. This generation has to wage its struggle on two fronts. On the one hand, they have the duty, of course, to keep on[…]

Ahed Tamimi Offers Israel a Lesson Worthy of Gandhi

January 11, 2018 UNAC Editor Palestine

Sixteen-year-old Ahed Tamimi may not be what Israelis had in mind when, over many years, they criticised Palestinians for not producing a Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela. Eventually, colonised peoples bring to the fore a figure best suited to challenge the rotten values at the core of the society oppressing them. Ahed is well qualified for the task. She was[…]