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Israeli army assassinates Islamic Jihad activist
Lawsociety, March 30, 2002


Betreff:  [AL-AWDA-News] LAW: Israeli army assassinates Palestinian activist
Datum: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 07:13:46 -0500
Von: Zahi Damuni <zdamuni@comcast.net>
An: Al-Awda News <Al-Awda-News@yahoogroups.com>

From: "Lawsociety" <law@lawsociety.org>

Israeli army assassinates Islamic Jihad activist

March 30, 2002

On Saturday, 30 March 2002, Israeli troops assassinated Islamic Jihad activist Ahmad Ajaj (32). Ajaj was married and had four children. He was from the West Bank village of Saida (Tulkarm).
    According to LAW's documentation, on that day a civilian vehicle with Palestinian registration plate entered Saida. When the car reached Ajaj's residence Israeli troops got off the car and opened fire at the three- story-house where Ajaj used to live. Ajaj then tried to escape the Israeli fire. However, while climbing over a wall he was hit in the foot by gunfire and fell to the ground. The Israeli troops then approached the injured man and continued firing at him from a distance of 3 meters only. He was hit in the head, chest, and abdomen and died instantly.
    When he heard shooting, Ahmad Ajaj's cousin Azmi Ajaj (34), who used to live next door, stepped out of his house to see what had happened. However, he was apprehended by Israeli troops and taken to the place where Ahmad had been killed. Azmi was then severely beaten with sharp tools as could be seen from bruises on his face and head. Israeli troops then shot Azmi at pointblank in the head (below the left ear) and in the abdomen. Azmi had no political affiliation whatsoever.
    Assassinations of Palestinian activists as those carried out by the Israeli government under its official and declared "liquidation" policy constitute willful killings and thus amount to war crimes subject to universal jurisdiction. Moreover, as the figure of around 30 killed bystanders including 6 children clearly indicates, "liquidations" are carried out under circumstances, which suggest blatant disregard for the life and security of human life.
    According to LAW's database, at least 75 Palestinian activists have been killed pursuant to the assassination policy, which the state of Israel has been implementing for weeks and months with absolute impunity.



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