The small village of Azun Athma is located in the southeastern part of the West Bank, not far from Qalqilyah and too close to Israel and the Jewish settlements of Etz Efraim, Elkanah, Sha'are Tikva and Oranit, which surround it in all directions. To ensure the security of the residents of Israel and for the sake of the settlers' convenience, the Palestinian village has been encircled by a fence and has become an enclave closed on all sides. In order to partake of essential services in the West Bank, the inhabitants of Azun Athma pass through a gate controlled by the Israel Defense Forces. They undergo physical searches each time they exit and enter. At 10 P.M. the soldiers close the gate and only open it again the next morning at 6 A.M.
It is common knowledge that the Palestinians suffer from a serious lack of discipline, which starts in their mother's womb. There are fetuses that insist on coming into this world right at the time when the Israeli soldiers go to sleep. What is to be done with these babies when Azun Athma only has a clinic providing the most basic services for two hours, twice a week?
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July 10, 2007
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Do a search on how many terrorist attacks come out of Azun. They attack passing cars many times a week with rocks, molotov cocktails, etc.
No sympathy here.
IDF Pursues Suspect in Kalkilya
IDF soldiers pursued a suspicious Palestinian Authority Arab in Kalkilya early on Thursday morning. The Arab escaped to nearby Kfar Azun after soldiers ordered him to stop his car.
Soldiers managed to find the car. Inside the vehicle they found multiple firearms, including an M16 rifle.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/128986
When the intifada started, we experienced the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. We were glued to the radio and we painfully followed each and every attack in every part of the Shomron. As my children studied in Yeshivot in the Tel Aviv region, we traveled from the Shomron to Tel Aviv every day. Sometimes, we drove by as soldiers were crouched in a shooting position, shooting back at snipers from Kalkilya or Azun. While driving to Tel Aviv, I learned a new type of defensive driving than what is taught in driving school. Instead of keeping my eyes on the road, I scanned the sides of the road for anywhere that a shooter could ambush us and gauged the 700 meters that I would need to stop and turn around before being in range of the sniper.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/2056
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