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FILE - In this Wednesday, July 25, 2018 file photo, An Artist paints a giant mural of prominent Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi on part of the Israeli separation wall in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. When Israel locked up Ahed Tamimi for slapping a soldier last year, it hoped to finally silence the teenage Palestinian activist. Instead, it created an international celebrity. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)

Palestinian protest icon goes from jail cell to VIP suite

By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 file photo, Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi stands inside the Ofer military prison near Jerusalem. When Israel locked up Ahed Tamimi for slapping a soldier last year, it hoped to finally silence the teenage Palestinian activist. Instead, it created an international celebrity. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Ahed Tamimi, Palestinian activist jailed for slapping soldier, becomes international celebrity

By Mohammed Daraghmeh and Josef Federman - Associated Press