Tel Aviv court approves administrative detention for Fahima

Tel Aviv District Court President Uri Goren approved Tuesday an administrative arrest warrant issued against Israeli pro-Palestinian activist Tali Fahima for her alleged desire to carry out a terrorist attack on an Israeli target.

The warrant issued by Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz places Fahima under administrative detention for four months.

Judge Goren said he reached the conclusion that "Fahima is determined to execute a terror attack against Israeli targets and that there was no other choice but to place her under administrative detention."

According to the judge, his decision was based on "reliable intelligence sources," including the testimony of a Shin Bet security service agent who testified Monday.

Fahima has kept close ties with militants in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the West Bank city of Jenin, including the group's local leader, Zakariya Zbeidi.

She has been quoted as saying she would act as a human shield for Zbeidi to protect him from a targeted assassination attempt by the Israel Defense Forces.
 

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