JERUSALEM — A senior Israeli official on Wednesday said he led a secret investigation into 16-year-old Palestinian protest icon Ahed Tamimi and her family, in part because their appearance — including “blond-haired, freckled” children in “Western clothes” — made them seem less like “real” Palestinians. The case revolves around Israel’s handling of Ahed Tamimi, who was arrested on Dec. 19 for slapping two Israeli soldiers outside her West Bank home four days earlier. “The Tamimi family and those claiming to be part of the Tamimi family have been provoking Israeli soldiers for many, many years now,” he said. “We, the Tamimi family, were here in Palestine before the creation of Israel, and we will stay,” he said. Ahed is currently being held in a special prison wing for minors, where her conditions have improved, Lasky said.

Source: National Post January 24, 2018 19:35 UTC