{"id":10053,"date":"2012-10-10T08:50:55","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T07:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/haimbresheeth.com\/gaza\/?p=10053"},"modified":"2012-10-12T13:04:10","modified_gmt":"2012-10-12T12:04:10","slug":"october-10-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haimbresheeth.com\/gaza\/2012\/10\/10\/october-10-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"October 10, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

EDITOR<\/strong>: That sinking feeling, again<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone must by now realise that Israeli cruelty and brutality towards Palestinians is the norm, rather than the exception. Yet, every new video clip demonstrating such is a shocking piece of evidence of the new depths to which Israel has sunk to, and shaming us all for the continued lack of serious international action. That we can blame this on the negative powers of the US in world politics is neither here nor there – serious international pressure, was it to emerge, would have, in the end, brought US to its knees on this, as it did in the case of Anti Apartheid some decades back. Needless to say, most Israelis know about such depravity, and either agree with it, or manage to will the shame away, and continue to believe in the ‘only democracy in the Middle East’. Sociologists have termed such ‘democracy’ as\u00a0 Herrenvolk democracy<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of the ubiquity of video cameras on cellphones, the Israeli police is always ‘investigating’ this or that case of violence and brutality against Palestinians, just like the army does. Surprisingly, these multiple ‘investigations’ never find any culprits, exactly like none were found by the Czarist police in Russia after a pogrom. These are all crimes without a perpetrator.<\/span><\/p>\n

WATCH: Israeli policeman beats a bound resident of East Jerusalem<\/a>: Haaretz<\/h3>\n

A Palestinian who was arrested on suspicion of throwing rocks in the Temple Mount compound is seen beaten while lying down; Police says it is investigating the matter.<\/span><\/p>\n

By\u00a0Oz Rosenberg<\/a> |\u00a0Oct.09, 2012<\/div>\n
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A screen grab from Youtube showing police punching Afifi at the Temple Mount Compound.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A video shot last week and uploaded to Youtube in recent days shows an Israeli policeman punching an East Jerusalem resident in the face, despite the latter being handcuffed and lying on the ground.<\/p>\n

Police arrested Hassan Afifi on suspicion of hurling rocks and assaulting security officers after Friday prayers last week at the Temple Mount compound. In the video, shot by a passerby,\u00a0 two policemen are seen apprehending Afifi and handcuffing him. Then, one of the policemen punches Afifi in the face.\u00a0 A short time beforehand, one of the officers is seen in the video demanding that the camera be turned off.<\/p>\n

Since it was posted on Youtube three days ago, the video has already been watched nearly 90,000 times.
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The incident took place after a tense week at the Temple Mount, during which more than 20 Muslim Jerusalem residents were arrested on suspicion of disturbing the peace, throwing rocks and attacking policemen.<\/p>\n

Following his arrest, Afifi was taken in for interrogation and released on Tuesday after posting bail. Palestinian news sites carried pictures of Afifi after his release, which show that his face is bruised and his eyes are swollen.<\/p>\n

The police said the matter is under investigation.<\/p>\n

Raja Shehadeh: ‘Every aspect of Palestinian life is affected by the occupation’ – video:<\/a> Guardian<\/h3>\n
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