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Police apologise for roughing up Palestinian with Down syndrome in Sheikh Jarrah

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Published: 25 February 2022

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Officer tells man’s family he regrets incident, says police must take care of those with special needs; court freezes eviction of family from Sheikh Jarrah home

Sheikh Jarrah: Israeli assault on Palestinian with Down syndrome sparks outrage (Middle East Eye)
Muhammad al-Ajlouni, 25, was taken to hospital after Israeli officers forcefully tried to detain him in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood on Monday

Police apologise for roughing up Palestinian with Down syndrome at Jerusalem protest (Times of Israel)
Jerusalem officer tells family of Muhammad Aljoni he regrets incident, cops must take care of those with special needs; father says son did not know what was happening at rally

Sheikh Jarrah: Israeli assault on Palestinian with Down syndrome sparks outrage (Middle East Eye)
Muhammad al-Ajlouni, 25, was taken to hospital after Israeli officers forcefully tried to detain him in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood on Monday

Police apologise for roughing up Palestinian with Down syndrome at Jerusalem protest (Times of Israel)
Jerusalem officer tells family of Muhammad Aljoni he regrets incident, cops must take care of those with special needs; father says son did not know what was happening at rally

A small respite for Sheikh Jarrah and all of Jerusalem - for now (Haaretz)
NIR HASSON: Monday’s ruling has delayed the eviction of an East Jerusalem family at least until after Ramadan, removing one component of the tensions. But it is still too early to celebrate

Court freezes eviction of Palestinian family from Sheikh Jarrah home (Times of Israel)
Case had been major factor in rising tensions over the past few weeks in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood, which had sparked warnings of a new war between Israel and Hamas

Photo: Israeli forces grabbed Muhammad al-Ajlouni in an attempt to arrest him in Sheikh Jarrah on Monday (Screengrab)

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