RAMALLAH, February 5, 2018 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas Monday received the family of child detainee Ahed Tamimi, from the village of Nabi Saleh, at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah.

Abbas commended the courage of Tamimi and her family in facing the Israeli occupation, saying these actions reflect Palestinians’ holding onto their land.

He said nonviolent resistance is a powerful weapon that exposes the Israeli occupation’s fabrications and shows the world its brutality and Palestinians’ right to self-determination and establishing an independent state like the rest of the world.

The Tamimi family expressed appreciation for Abbas’ position and interest, affirming its full support for his policies to attain freedom and independence.

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