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Until 2003 she was a [[Likud]] supporter; she then read an interview in which Zubeidi described his transformation from peace activist to wanted terrorist; intrigued, she found Zubeidi's phone number, and spoke with him several times. When she learned that Zubeidi was at the top of Israel's list of intended assassinations, she decided to travel to Jenin and live in his home as a "human shield. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/objects/pages/PrintArticleEn.jhtml?itemNo=521424], [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/08/14/wmid14.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/08/14/ixworld.html] She became involved in the Palestinian children's project in Jenin which featured in the film ''[[Arna's Children]]'', along with Zubeidi before his imprisonment. She does not deny that she later met Zubeidi in [[Jenin]] a number of times, but she denies any involvement in armed activities. In March 2004 she stated that she was prepared to act as a [[human shield]] to protect Zubeidi. Both she and Zubeidi deny the allegation that they had a romantic relationship. |
Until 2003 she was a [[Likud]] supporter; she then read an interview in which Zubeidi described his transformation from peace activist to wanted terrorist; intrigued, she found Zubeidi's phone number, and spoke with him several times. When she learned that Zubeidi was at the top of Israel's list of intended assassinations, she decided to travel to Jenin and live in his home as a "human shield. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/objects/pages/PrintArticleEn.jhtml?itemNo=521424], [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/08/14/wmid14.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/08/14/ixworld.html] She became involved in the Palestinian children's project in Jenin which featured in the film ''[[Arna's Children]]'', along with Zubeidi before his imprisonment. She does not deny that she later met Zubeidi in [[Jenin]] a number of times, but she denies any involvement in armed activities. In March 2004 she stated that she was prepared to act as a [[human shield]] to protect Zubeidi. Both she and Zubeidi deny the allegation that they had a romantic relationship. |
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Tali Fahima was arrested and put in administrative arrest. During the administrative arrest she was interrogated by the people from Shabak, who also sexually harassed her and spread rumors about her sexual relationships and being a "traitor", rumors that were published all over the media and also in talkbacks on websites and in other various ways, causing Tali Fahima to be hated by most Jewish Israeli citizens and justifying her administrative arrest. |
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| ⚫ | On 23 December 2005 she pleaded guilty to some less serious charges in a plea bargain which would have led to her early release. However, on 13 September 2006, the Parole Board ruled that she would not be released early, since she "acted in an insolent and rude manner toward prison guards."[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3303534,00.html] |
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| ⚫ | On 23 December 2005 she pleaded guilty to some less serious charges of translating a top secret army paper from Hebrew to Arabic, although she doesn't know Arabic, in a plea bargain which would have led to her early release. However, on 13 September 2006, the Parole Board ruled that she would not be released early, since she "acted in an insolent and rude manner toward prison guards."[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3303534,00.html] |
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| ⚫ | Tali Fahima was released in January 2007, a year earlier than her original sentence, for good conduct. Still, she is banned from leaving the country, contacting foreign agents or entering the Palestinian-controlled areas in the [[West Bank]][http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6227289.stm] - limitations similar to those imposed on [[Mordechai Vanunu]] after his own release from prison. |
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| ⚫ | Tali Fahima was released in January 2007, a year earlier than her original sentence, for good conduct. Still, she is banned from leaving the country, contacting foreign agents or entering the Palestinian-controlled areas in the [[West Bank]][http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6227289.stm] - limitations similar to those imposed on [[Mordechai Vanunu]] after his own release from prison. After being released from prison, Tali Fahima participated in public events where she testified about the interrogation, sexual harassment and defamation methods of the [[Shabak]]. |
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On April 23, 2007, she participated in an alternative torch-lighting ceremony for [[Israeli Independence Day]], where she lit a torch in honor of Zubeidi.[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3391371,00.html] |
On April 23, 2007, she participated in an alternative torch-lighting ceremony for [[Israeli Independence Day]], where she lit a torch in honor of Zubeidi.[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3391371,00.html] |
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Revision as of 21:39, 26 December 2007
Tali Fahima (born 1976) is an Israeli woman of Algerian Jewish family background, who was tried and convicted for her contacts with Zakaria Zubeidi, Jenin chief of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades.
She grew up in a single parent family in Qiryat Gat, a town in the south of Israel.
Until 2003 she was a Likud supporter; she then read an interview in which Zubeidi described his transformation from peace activist to wanted terrorist; intrigued, she found Zubeidi's phone number, and spoke with him several times. When she learned that Zubeidi was at the top of Israel's list of intended assassinations, she decided to travel to Jenin and live in his home as a "human shield. [1], [2] She became involved in the Palestinian children's project in Jenin which featured in the film Arna's Children, along with Zubeidi before his imprisonment. She does not deny that she later met Zubeidi in Jenin a number of times, but she denies any involvement in armed activities. In March 2004 she stated that she was prepared to act as a human shield to protect Zubeidi. Both she and Zubeidi deny the allegation that they had a romantic relationship.
Tali Fahima was arrested and put in administrative arrest. During the administrative arrest she was interrogated by the people from Shabak, who also sexually harassed her and spread rumors about her sexual relationships and being a "traitor", rumors that were published all over the media and also in talkbacks on websites and in other various ways, causing Tali Fahima to be hated by most Jewish Israeli citizens and justifying her administrative arrest.
On 23 December 2005 she pleaded guilty to some less serious charges of translating a top secret army paper from Hebrew to Arabic, although she doesn't know Arabic, in a plea bargain which would have led to her early release. However, on 13 September 2006, the Parole Board ruled that she would not be released early, since she "acted in an insolent and rude manner toward prison guards."[3]
Tali Fahima was released in January 2007, a year earlier than her original sentence, for good conduct. Still, she is banned from leaving the country, contacting foreign agents or entering the Palestinian-controlled areas in the West Bank[4] - limitations similar to those imposed on Mordechai Vanunu after his own release from prison. After being released from prison, Tali Fahima participated in public events where she testified about the interrogation, sexual harassment and defamation methods of the Shabak.
On April 23, 2007, she participated in an alternative torch-lighting ceremony for Israeli Independence Day, where she lit a torch in honor of Zubeidi.[5]
External links
- "Interview with Tali Fahima" from Oznik
- "The lone warrior", The Guardian, August 12, 2005
- Free Tali Fahima website
- "Free Tali Fahima" on "Electronic Intifada"
- "Tali Fahima is politically prosecuted" on Indymedia
- "Israel jails Jewish woman for meeting Palestinian militant", The Guardian
- article on her release from Ha'aretz
- interview in The Guardian following her release
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