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Questions raised over shocking West Bank image of boy with a broken arm being held at gunpoint by an Israeli soldier after girl, 13, seen biting attacker is revealed as prolific ‘Pallywood star’
- Israeli soldier was pictured pinning boy to the floor with machine gun held up near his cheek in the West Bank
- But the gunman is ambushed by young girl who forces weapon from his hand and two women who claw at his face
- Girl in pictures is believed to be Ahed Tamimi, whose parents Bassem and Nariman are Palestinian activists
- She has appeared in a string of similar videos where she confronts Israeli soldiers and once won a bravery award
- Clash happened during demonstrations against Palestinian land confiscation to expand nearby Jewish settlement
By Simon Tomlinson and Gemma Mullin
This shocking image which appears to show Palestinians fighting to free a little boy held by an Israeli soldier appeared online on Friday
But it is thought the young girl in the photographs is Ahed Tamimi, whose parents Bassem and Nariman – also pictured – are well-known Palestinian activists in their village of Nabi Saleh.
The teenager has appeared in a string of similar videos where she challenges Israeli security forces and rose to prominence after she was filmed confronting one who arrested her brother, which resulted in her being presented with a bravery award.
She was handed the ‘Handala Award for Courage’ by the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in Istanbul, where she reportedly expressed she would like to live.
Online blogs have dubbed her ‘Shirley Temper’ and accused her of being a ‘Pallywood’ star – a term coined by author Richard Landes, describing the alleged media manipulation by Palestinians to win public relations war against Israel.
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