Mustafa Tamimi was a 28 year old resident of Nabi Saleh, the eldest son in a family of five children (four boys and a girl). When his father fell ill, Mustafa took it upon himself to support his family and took over his father taxi cab. He was also engaged to be married, about to start a family of his own.
In December of 2011, during one of these Friday demonstrations, a young man by the name of Mustafa Tamimi was shot at point blank with a tear gas canister to his head. Although the soldier inside the armoured jeep claimed he never saw Tamimi, photographic evidence suggest otherwise, and moreover, that the shooting was deliberate with the purpose to kill. Tamimi suffered a major head trauma, rushed to a hospital in Israel, but succumbed to his wounds the next morning.
The military police investigation launched after the death of Tamimi dragged on for many months, only to be concluded by the military prosecutor who closed the case, arguing that the shooting was in accordance with proper procedures.
Nabi Saleh 11/12/2015: Commemorating the village’s martyrs Mustafa and Rushdi Tamimi, activists from Nabi Saleh marched from the village’s gas station towards the main road and the checkpoint. Four years ago, Mustafa Tamimi, 28, was shot and killed by an Israeli soldiers who was sitting inside an armored vehicle and aimed his weapon directly at…
English and Arabic subtitles can be found on the CC bottom on the video’s toolbar. “The military claimed, according to what I read, that the soldier didn’t see what he was firing on. His claim is implausible, because there was a rock in the direction of the shooting, nothing else, So there was no reason…
Two years have passed since the killing of Mustafa Tamimi who was shot to death by an IDF soldier from within an armoured jeep. The village of Nabi Saleh marked the second anniversary of his killing this Friday, with a march that began at his graveside. Speakers also mentioned the late great Nelson Mandela and…
The military prosecutor decided to close the case of the killing of Mustafa Tamimi from Nabi Saleh, claiming that the shooting “was legal and according to regulations,” accepting the shooter’s claim that he “did not see Tamimi.” Yet, if the shooter did not see him, even though Mustafa was standing right in front of him,…
The Canister that Killed Mustafa Hit me as well I am staring. For a moment, the whole world disappears. I disappear, disconnected, aloof, absent minded and feeling. This moment may last long minutes, even hours. I keep craving sleep, sleep all the time. Sleep and never wake up. Every time I wake up I ask…
During the weekly Friday demonstration in Nabi Saleh, Palestinians and solidarity activists commemorated the first anniversary to the martyrdom of Mustafa Tamimi, killed by a tear gas canister shot by an Israeli soldier as well as Rushdi Tamimi, who was shot and killed three weeks ago. Protesters were carrying banners in Hebrew and Arabic naming…
Hundreds of mourners, family members and solidarity activists arrived to the village of Nabi Saleh to pay last respects to Mustafa Tamimi, slain by the Israeli army while protesting land annexation. Immediately after the burial, mourners confronted the Israeli army stationed at village’s entrance. Soldiers attempted to disperse the impromptu protest using tear gas canisters,…
About 100 Israelis gathered in front of Hakirya military base in Tel Aviv to protest the killing of Nabi Saleh’s Mustafa Tamimi, calling for justice and accountability. Tamimi was killed during the village’s weekly Friday demonstration against land expropriation. He was shot with a tear gas canister, aimed at his head. If you like my…
Marking the international Human Rights Day, residents of Nabi Saleh and solidarity activists marched towards their lands, confiscated by Israel for settlement expansion. During the course of the protest, an Israeli soldier fired a tear gas canister from within a military jeep, directly aiming at Mustafa Tamimi, a local young man. The IDF then transported…
Since 2010, the Ramallah-district village of Nabi Saleh has been staging weekly demonstrations, in which locals alongside Israeli and international solidarity activists have been taking part. The village is protesting the ongoing expropriation of agricultural lands for the purpose of expanding the nearby settlement of Halamish. This wave of weekly protests was launched after the…
