Tali Fahima

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Tali Fahima (Born 1976) is an Israeli woman, of Algerian Jewish family background, who was tried for her contacts with Zakaria Zubeidi, a Palestinian militant.

She does not deny that she met Zubeidi in Jenin a number of times, but she denies any involvement in armed activities. She was involved in the Palestinian children's project in Jenin which featured in the film Arna's Children. In March 2004 she stated that she was prepared to act as a human shield to protect Zubeidi. Both she and Zubeidi deny rumors that they had a romantic relationship.

On 23 December 2005 she pleaded guilty to some less serious charges in a plea bargain which would effectively lead to her being released in around 10 months' time. However, on 13 September 2006, the Parole Board ruled that she would not be released early, since she "acted in an insolent and rude manner toward prison guards"[1].

She grew up in a single parent family in Qiryat Gat, a town in the south of Israel. She voted for Likud at elections in the past.