The ruling in the high-profile case against Ahed Tamimi was denounced by rights activists and her father, who said Palestinians cannot expect justice in Israel’s military court system. In the mid-December incident, captured on video, Tamimi is seen slapping the soldiers outside her West Bank home. Her family said she was upset because a 15-year-old cousin had been seriously wounded by Israeli troops in stone-throwing clashes earlier that day.

Source: Irish Independent January 17, 2018 15:33 UTC