In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian activist from the village of nabi salih in the occupied west bank in the palestinian territories”. Today it says “palestinian activist from the village of nabi salih in the israeli-occupied west bank”.
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Ahed Tamimi ( Arabic : عهد التميمي , romanized : ‘Ahad at-Tamīmī , also romanized Ahd ; born 31 January 2001) is a Palestinian activist from the village of Nabi Salih in the Israeli-occupied West Bank . Best known for appearances in photos and videos in which she confronts Israeli soldiers, she has been hailed by pro-Palestinian activists as a symbol of Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation. Her memoir They Called Me a Lioness was published in 2022. In December 2017, Tamimi was detained by Israeli authorities for slapping a soldier, which was filmed and went viral , attracting international interest and debate. Tamimi was sentenced to eight months in prison after agreeing to a plea bargain and released on 29 July 2018. After her father was arrested and placed under administrative detention during the Gaza war , she too was arrested again in November, in connection to an Instagram post allegedly belonging to her that called for a massacre of Israeli settlers in the West Bank. She was released on November 29, as part of an exchange deal between Israel and Hamas .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi ( ‘Ahad at-Tamīmī , also Romanized Ahd ; born 31 January 2001) is a Palestinian activist from the village of Nabi Salih in the occupied West Bank in the Palestinian territories . She is best known for appearances in images and videos in which she confronts Israeli soldiers. Tamimi's advocates consider her a freedom fighter for Palestine, comparing her to Malala Yousafzai ; her detractors argue she is manipulated by political parents and has been taught to engage with violence. In December 2017, she was detained by Israeli authorities for slapping a soldier. The incident was filmed and went viral , attracting international interest and debate. Tamimi was sentenced to eight months in prison after agreeing to a plea bargain and released on 29 July 2018.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian activist (born 2001) Ahed Tamimi ( , also romanized Ahd ; born 31 January 2001) is a Palestinian activist from the village of Nabi Salih in the occupied West Bank in Palestine . She is best known for appearances in images and videos in which she confronts Israeli soldiers. Tamimi's advocates consider her a freedom fighter for Palestine, comparing her to Malala Yousafzai ; her detractors argue she is manipulated by political parents and has been taught to engage with violence. In December 2017, she was detained by Israeli authorities for slapping a soldier. The incident was filmed and went viral , attracting international interest and debate. Tamimi was sentenced to eight months in prison after agreeing to a plea bargain and released on 29 July 2018.
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palestinian activist from the village of nabi salih in the occupied west bank in the palestinian territories
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palestinian activist from the village of nabi salih in the israeli-occupied west bank
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