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2024-06-11 15:55:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BFE3871019B5006985904D35C93A8BED27A25FDB37CD84784963262EE0E45FAB
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Misrepresentation: Left-side image of Bassem Tamimi was taken on May 29, 2012 by AP photographer Sebastian Scheiner, and appears in an article by The Guardian from April 10, 2017. Tamimi's arrest was on October 29, 2023, over 11 years after it was taken. https://www.alamy.com/palestinian-activist-bassem-tamimi-walks-with-his-wife-as-they-arrive-at-israels-ofer-military-court-near-the-west-bank-city-of-ramallah-tuesday-may-29-2012-an-israeli-military-court-has-sentenced-a-prominent-palestinian-protest-leader-to-13-months-jail-for-urging-youths-to-throw-rocks-at-israeli-soldiers-but-tamimi-will-be-a-free-man-tuesday-because-he-already-spent-that-period-of-time-in-jail-while-awaiting-trial-ap-photosebastian-scheiner-image522339844.html https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/10/liberal-defenders-of-free-speech-curiously-silent-over-banning-of-bassem-tamimi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassem_Tamimi
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