A Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, located east of the city of Qalqilia. Est. population in 2007: 7,821. In 2005, Azzoun began holding demonstrations against Israel’s Separation Barrier that cuts through the town; the Israeli Hight Court ruled in 2006, and again in 2009, for the Israeli government to reroute to barrier in Azzoun and pay compensation to the villagers.  http://www.justvision.org/glossary/azzoun