OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: An Israeli policeman was accidentally caught on camera physically assaulting a Palestinian in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Wadi el-Joz. The video has gone viral on the social media.
New footage illustrates the normalised everyday violence inflicted on Palestinian civilians by Israeli security. pic.twitter.com/hX4489tjbI
— Ben Phillips (@benphillips76) March 23, 2017
The video shows a police officer plain clothes, talking aggressively to a Palestinian truck driver – later identified as 50-year-old Mazen Shweiki – after the truck driver hit the policeman.
The verbal confrontation quickly turned into a physical assault and in a span of just two minutes the officer slaps, punches, knees and kicks Shweiki.
Shweiki was hospitalised overnight and treated for four broken ribs.