http://www.yashebron.org/ giovedì 21 dicembre 2017
Free the Tamimi Family My 16-year old daughter is sitting in an Israeli jail cell
Tuesday morning at 3am, Israeli forces invaded my home and arrested my daughter. They dragged Ahed out of bed, handcuffed her and put her in the back of their military jeep. She is 16-years-old.
The next morning, my wife went to the police station to be with our daughter as she was interrogated. But Israel took her into custody as well. The following day, they arrested my 21-year-old niece Nour.
All of this started with last Friday when soldiers in my village shot 15-year-old Mohammed Tamimi directly in the face with a rubber coated steel bullet. Following surgery, Mohammad had to be placed in a medically-induced coma. Then the soldiers came to our home. Ahed and Nour slapped the soldiers in the face and pushed them back, yelling that they could not enter our home.
The Israeli military is threatened by our regular protests, by our refusal to live with occupation.
Ahed appeared in court yesterday. Her detention was extended because she is refusing to talk. No cooperation with the occupation! Nour and my wife, Nariman, appeared in military court today. Their detention was also extended until at least Monday. Ahed, Nariman and Nour are being held Hasharon prison. Ahed is being held with Israeli prisoners and Nariman and Nour are being held with Palestinian prisoners. Even though Ahed is not in the same section of the prison as her mother and cousin, she is remaining strong and determined.
Tell the Israeli military to release my family and end their 50 year long occupation of our land.
It is our responsibility to resist the soldiers who enter our village and settlers who occupy our land and resources. For our family’s work, I have been recognized by the European Union as a Human Rights Defender. At the age of 13, my daughter won the Handala award for Courage in Turkey. Amnesty International, during one of my imprisonments, declared me a prisoner of conscience. Each week, my wife helps lead our anti-occupation demonstration. Now her resistance takes place from the inside of an Israeli jail.
Tell the Israeli military to release my family and end their 50 year long occupation of our land.
People and organizations around the world from Youth Against Settlements in Palestine to Jewish Voice for Peace, CODEPINK and others in the US are supporting us. They are writing press releases, making phone calls and standing by our side. Tomorrow at 12pm EST, (7pm Palestine time) there will be a twitter storm with the hashtag. #FreeAhedTamimi. I thank everyone for their support and hope my family will be free soon. Towards Freedom Bassem Tamimi Human Rights Defender |