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  • Palestinian girl praised as hero after confronting soldiers

    KARIN LAUB and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH|Dec 21, 2017

    NEBI SALEH, West Bank (AP) — The curly haired Palestinian teenager is seen walking up to two Israeli soldiers standing near the entrance of her house, and she can be heard telling them to leave. She then pushes and kicks both soldiers who casually fend off the blows. Then she slaps one soldier hard in the face. Now, the 16-year-old girl from the village of Nebi Saleh is being celebrated by Palestinians as a hero and symbol of a new generation after confronting the two soldiers in a melee caught on a video that has been widely watched. In I...