Advocates are calling for accountability in the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Turkish American protester Aysenur Ezgi Eygi in the occupied West Bank, where she was demonstrating against an illegal Israeli settlement. The Biden administration expressed condolences and promised to gather facts, but critics question the US government’s commitment to American safety in the occupied territories, citing other cases of US citizens killed by Israeli forces.
The administration’s response has led to concerns about a double standard due to the close alliance between the US and Israel, with the US providing significant military aid to the country annually. Calls for an FBI investigation and extradition of Ezgi Eygi’s killer have emerged, as well as demands for accountability and justice for all American citizens killed by Israeli soldiers or settlers in the region.
Advocacy groups, including the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), are urging the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute those responsible for Ezgi Eygi’s death and other American casualties. They are calling for equal treatment of crimes committed against Palestinian Americans, highlighting the need for swift and decisive action to uphold justice for all citizens, regardless of their ethnic background.
As concerns grow about the lack of accountability in cases of American deaths in the West Bank, advocates stress the importance of valuing all lives equally and addressing human rights abuses regardless of the victim’s nationality. The Biden administration’s response to Ezgi Eygi’s killing will be closely watched to see if justice is sought with the same rigor as in other cases involving US citizens abroad.
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