PALESTINIAN STRUGGLE
Israel frees youngster jailed for slapping soldiers
Palestinian Ahed Tamimi, 17, was welcomed back to the West Bank as a heroine
Abi Saleh, Palestinian Territories — Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi was released from prison on Sunday after serving eight months for slapping two Israeli soldiers, an episode that was captured on video and that made her a symbol of resistance for Palestinians. Tamimi, 17, and her mother, Nariman, arrived in their village of Nabi Saleh in the occupied West Bank, where they were met by crowds of supporters and journalists. "The resistance continues until the fall of the occupation, and of course the [female] prisoners in jail are all strong," Ahed Tamimi said. "I thank everyone who supported me in this sentence and supports all the prisoners." Her father, Bassem, put his arms around Ahed and her mother as they walked together along the road, the crowd chanting, "we want to live in freedom". Tamimi visited the tomb of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah and laid flowers there, before meeting Palestine president Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas "praised Ahed and described her as a model...
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