Ben Caspit vs Ahed Tamimi

27/01/18

“As for the girls, it is better to exact the price at a different opportunity, in the dark, without witnesses or cameras.” This is what journalist Ben Caspit wrote in the Maariv daily newspaper, responding to a video where Ahed Tamimi, a 17-year-old Palestinian girl, is seen pushing out Israeli soldiers from the front yard of her home. Zazim member Ofer refused to stay silent and allow the incitement to go unanswered - and opened a campaign on our site calling the Israel Press Council to try Caspit in a disciplinary hearing for his incitement against the women of the Tamimi family. Following our pressure, Maariv and Caspit were forced to completely change the article and remove the violent language! This is another small but important victory to stop incitement against Palestinians - and proves once again the power of determined citizens fighting for a better future!