The Biden-Harris administration, already complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza, is now more deeply implicating itself in Israel’s ethnic cleansing of the West Bank.
Israeli leaders are clearly undeterred by President Joe Biden’s November op-ed claim in The Washington Post that he has “been emphatic with Israel’s leaders that extremist violence against Palestinians in the West Bank must stop and that those committing the violence must be held accountable.”
The State Department did not respond to questions from The Electronic Intifada about holding the Israeli military accountable for the killing Friday of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist protesting in the West Bank village of Beita which has been subjected to attacks by Israeli settlers.
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Friday merely told The Electronic Intifada, and others, that “We are aware of the tragic death of an American citizen, Ayşenur Eygi, today in the West Bank. We offer our deepest condolences to her family and loved ones. We are urgently gathering more information about the circumstances of her death, and will have more to say as we learn more. We have no higher priority than the safety and security of American citizens.” ….more
