I was shot by the Israeli army less than a month before my Turkish-American colleague Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi was killed.
The gun Israel used was manufactured in the United States of America, the bullet paid for by my own taxes.
Both of us posed no threat. In my case, I was running away with my back turned. In Ayşenur’s case, as per protocol, she had stationed herself out of harm’s way or any heightened risk. For her awareness, she was shot in the head. Despite my escape, I was shot in the upper thigh and hospitalised for days.
Ayşenur’s murder was funded by the American taxpayer — this simply must end. Israel has unleashed its murderous solipsism and unleashed hell on the Palestinians and anyone who stands in their way. ….more
