Ahed Tamimi: Whose Symbol?
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By Wendy Kozol, Truthout
Palestinians hold candles during a support demonstration for Ahed Tamimi in Gaza City on January 8, 2018. (Photo: Majdi Fathi / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Last month, a video went viral of a young Palestinian woman, 16-year-old Ahed al-Tamimi (now 17) in an altercation with two Israeli soldiers. Tensions escalated, as the soldiers appeared to laugh at and taunt her until she repeatedly pushed and kicked them. Subsequently, the Israeli state arrested and charged Tamimi with 12 counts of assault, incitement and throwing stones, and today she remains in jail awaiting trial.
Documenting scenes of the dispossessed confronting state power has escalated with the increased accessibility of smartphones. Both recording and circulating videos through social medi...