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Posted on July 22, 2007

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إنتهكات وإذلال الجنود الإسرائليين للفلسطينيين في بيوتهم

There were two cameras filming most, if not all, of the following
incident. A few soldiers are easily recognizable by Human Rights
Workers (HRW) given the number of times they have been present while
soldiers have been invading numerous Palestinian homes.

At approximately 5:15 PM, an HRW posted at the Tel Rumeida checkpoint
heard yelling and screaming coming from up the hill. The HRW moved up
the hill, and a Palestinian woman was able to point out the house and
medical facility from which the screams were issuing. The HRW asked
Israeli soldiers immediately inside the building's door what was
going on. They refused to answer, and the soldiers physically
prevented the HRW from entering the house. At this point, Dr. Taysir,
the building's owner, broke free from the soldier who was holding
him, and pulled on the HRW's arm while begging him to enter. The HRW
managed to enter the door, and saw two, elongated contusions high on
Dr. Taysir's left arm. While being pushed out once again, the HRW
negotiated with the soldiers to leave the door open on the condition
that he remain outside.

Shortly thereafter three more HRWs arrived. The HRWs managed to enter
the building. Three HRWs demanded access to Dr. Taysir, who was now
out of sight, while a fourth video taped the encounter. Dr. Taysir
could be heard yelling and crying out in pain from a room further in
the house. The HRWs attempted to move past the soldiers in order to
prevent further injury to Dr. Taysir, but were repeatedly forced
back. The soldiers refused to explain why the doctor's home had been
entered, why he had been struck, or why the HRWs could not see him.
Throughout this time, the soldiers were physically and verbally
aggressive towards the HRWs, repeatedly shoving them towards the
door, and yelling at them to get out, shut up, etc.

At this point, an Israeli major arrived with approximately six more
soldiers. The major entered the building and began speaking with Dr.
Taysir's brother, who had observed some, but not all, of the
incident; this conversation is filmed almost entirely. The major
spoke briefly to the soldiers already on site, who quickly became
considerably less aggressive toward the HRWs. After approximately ten
minutes, the major and all soldiers departed the house without
speaking to anyone else. The HRWs then videotaped interviews with
both Dr. Taysir and his brother regarding the incident.

Dr. Taysir told the HRWs that he gone to open the door for the
soldiers when almost immediately they began shoving him around and
pinned him against a wall by pressing on his chest. The doctor told
the soldier not to push him, and the soldier responded by punching
him in the temple. Other soldiers joined in, and Dr. Taysir received
blows to his arms, legs, and torso. At least two blows, those to his
left arm, were strikes with the butt of a rifle; these injuries are
documented with video.

Seeing that Dr. Taysir was being attacked, a female patient who was
present attempted to intervene, putting herself between the doctor
and the soldiers. She was struck by a soldier, and fell unconscious.
The patient was later placed on a medical exam table with an oxygen
feed to help her recover, where she was videotaped (with permission)
by the HRWs. Dr. Taysir's adult
daughter was also beaten at some point during the encounter, though
the events are not clear to us what happened. Dr. Taysir and his
brother both stated repeatedly that soldiers used and regularly use
foul language towards him and his family, including his wife and
small children.

Later that evening, before sunset, soldiers could be seen on the roof
of Dr. Taysir's house. HRWs were standing on their own roof, and when
they looked in the direction of the soldiers, the soldiers used their
arms in a gesture to say 'fuck you' to the HRWs. The soldiers were
laughing the entire time.

The HRWs did not respond.

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