Ahed Tamimi, the Palestinian teenager who was filmed kicking, slapping and goading Israeli soldiers in in Judea and Samaria, was convicted Wednesday and sent to eight months in prison as part of a plea bargain.
The incident took place in Dec. 15 outside her home in the village of Nabi Saleh, and went viral after it was streamed live on Facebook by her mother.
Tamimi was caught on film, along with other teenage female relatives, hitting Israel Defense Forces soldiers near the family's home in the village. The soldiers were trying to keep the rioters out of the Tamimi home, from which rocks were being thrown.
Tamimi and her relatives shouted at the soldiers and hit them, demanding that they leave the premises, but the soldiers, who had deployed during a weekly Palestinian protest in the village, were praised for not using any physical means to stop Tamimi, who was 16 at the time.
Tamimi, who has over the past several years repeatedly harassed IDF soldiers with the same tactics, was arrested several days later and held in custody since and was indicted on 12 charges, including aggravated assault, but under Wednesday's plea bargain she plead guilty to a reduced charge sheet and agreed to pay a fine of 5,000 shekels (about $1,400).
Military prosecutors further agreed that her time in custody will count toward her sentence, making her potentially eligible for early parole on good behavior as early as May.
"No justice under occupation!" Tamimi, handcuffed and shackled, shouted out to reporters at the military court on Wednesday. Her mother Nariman Tamimi was convicted of assault and was sentenced to 16 days in prison, which is equivalent to her time in custody.
