PhotoJERUSALEM — Ahed Tamimi, a Palestinian teenager whose angry altercation with an Israeli soldier outside her West Bank home made her a worldwide symbol of resistance but quickly got her jailed without bail, was sentenced in a military court on Wednesday to eight months in prison. Ms. Tamimi, 17, accepted a plea bargain that will end her trial and should bring about her release in July, her lawyer said. It includes a fine of about $1,400 and a three-year suspended sentence. As her mother streamed the confrontation live on Facebook, Ms. Tamimi, wearing a kaffiyeh over her denim jacket, screamed at, punched, slapped and kicked at one of the soldiers, an officer. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe officer faced her impassively, absorbing some blows, evading others, but never striking back at her, then finally turned and, with his comrade, walked away.

Source: New York Times March 21, 2018 23:03 UTC