Once again, Azzoun is under curfew;
internationals and Palestinians
assaulted during
warantless house invasion
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At around 4pm, another curfew was announced in Azzoun.
Border police drove through the town ordering people into their
homes, shooting live fire and throwing sound bombs.
Three Human Rights Workers (HRWs) followed orders
and returned to their apartment and started to film from
their window. After a few minutes they saw, and captured
on video, one border police officer pulling a Palestinian
man out of his car and assaulting him.
After the officers became aware of the presence of the
HRWs filming from their apartment, they began pointing
their guns at the HRWs and ordering them to stop filming.
A few minutes later the border police began hammering
on the door of the apartment with a sledge hammer.
Despite the protests of the HRWs that they were trying
to open the door, the officers continued trying to open it
by force. After a while they gave up trying to open the
door and began smashing windows in the vicinity. The
officers returned a few minutes later, this time
successfully opening the door, without a warrant.
HRWs filming from their apartment, they began pointing
their guns at the HRWs and ordering them to stop filming.
A few minutes later the border police began hammering
on the door of the apartment with a sledge hammer.
Despite the protests of the HRWs that they were trying
to open the door, the officers continued trying to open it
by force. After a while they gave up trying to open the
door and began smashing windows in the vicinity. The
officers returned a few minutes later, this time
successfully opening the door, without a warrant.
The officers were screaming as they ransacked the
apartment and dragged one HRW around by his t-shirt,
repeatedly banging his head against a wall. They
confiscated their cameras and took the HRWs down
to the street. They were forced to wait whilst the officers
checked their details in their jeep. After about 20 minutes
the officers released the HRWs and continued aggressively
enforcing the Azzoun curfew.
apartment and dragged one HRW around by his t-shirt,
repeatedly banging his head against a wall. They
confiscated their cameras and took the HRWs down
to the street. They were forced to wait whilst the officers
checked their details in their jeep. After about 20 minutes
the officers released the HRWs and continued aggressively
enforcing the Azzoun curfew.
"Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to
have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny
and oppression, that human rights should be protected by
the rule of law" (From Preamble to the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights of 1948)
have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny
and oppression, that human rights should be protected by
the rule of law" (From Preamble to the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights of 1948)
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