Israel Just Killed Another American in the West Bank. Will the U.S. Ever Respond?
Israel Just Killed Another American in the West Bank. Will the U.S. Ever Respond?
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a human rights activist, was protesting an illegal West Bank settlement when she was reportedly shot in the head by Israeli soldiers.
Will the U.S. Ever Respond?
I don't know, why don't we try asking Rachel Corrie.
Oh wait, she's been dead for over twenty years and the US still hasn't made a stink about her being killed by Israeli occupiers who were literally in the process of stealing Palestinian land.
Further, as others have pointed out, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi isn't even as lucky as Rachel Corrie to have a white sounding name that US citizens might give a shit about. Meaning it's even more likely that Eygi's story will get brushed under the rug and forgotten.
41Or the u.s.s liberty in 60s
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Apparently US doesn't have problems even if Israel attacks their own warships.. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident Why would a bunch of individuals matter...
19The obvious answer to the headline is no.
16The answer to any headline that's a question is no
10I actually found an article that breaks the rule:
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The obvious answer is yes, the US will continue to send more and more weapons and bombs to Israel forever. I wish it would end. But it won’t.
So the response to this will be MORE KILLING MACHINES
5Continuing like before is by definition a LACK of response, though.
Might as well say that you're responding to the decline of Polish snail husbandry by still not knowing much about Polish snail husbandry.
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Why start now?
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/30/1241231447/rachel-corrie-gaza-palestinians-aid-israel-hamas-war
Israel killed her 21 years ago.
All part of Israeli policy of bulldozing the homes of people who dare resist them.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_demolition_of_Palestinian_property
15Didn’t Biden promise to retaliate for any American killed overseas? Except if Israel does it.
13People's lives are nothing compared to the profits made in wars. Israel is a a huge military partner, both provider and buyer.
So, no. They're never going to respond in any real way.
I think the US should consider changing the slogan on their dollar to "Profits over People"
But write it on latin so it sounds cool.
13“Frūctūs super populō” (edit: or “hūmānīs” given that this is “people” (plural) instead of “the people” (singular))
(no idea if this correct, I just used Wiktionary and have very little knowledge of Latin)
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They already "responded" in exactly the way you'd expect:
The White House said it was “deeply disturbed” by the killing of a U.S. citizen and called on Israel to investigate what happened.
The leadership of both parties treat the fascist apartheid regime exactly like they treat American fascists in uniform (cops, in case there was any doubt) murdering people.
12They just might authorize another 10 billion for arms to show concern.
8We WILL! We're going to send them 1 LESS AMMO FOR THEIR GUNS! Let THAT be a Lesson Israel!
5I dunno, considering we didn't do anything to Saudi Arabia after they killed 3000 of us in our own country I'll guess not. (edit: fix word order)
5No, not until people stop clinging to religion as a weapon and a shield.
4Here is the question that I'll pose for debate:
Is a US citizen protected by the US armed forces if they chose to enter an active warzone as a non-combatant without the consent of the US government?
Please explain your answer.
-10West Bank isn't an active war zone
The USA allows you to visit anywhere you want, and they maintain a travel advisory list for every country. Both Israel and the West Bank are listed as "High Security Risk", not "Do Not Travel". You can still visit "Do Not Travel" places at mostly your own risk.
The reason given for the advisory is "terrorism and civil unrest". Nowhere in their explanation does it say you will be actively shot at by the acting "defense" force or police.
Hell considering the circumstances, it's probably better to avoid run ins with the IDF, which is the opposite of what the advisory says to do lol.
18Is a US citizen protected by the US armed forces if they chose to enter an active warzone as a non-combatant without the consent of the US government?
Doesn't fucking matter. The US doesn't look at national government forces killing American civilians neutrally in any circumstance - except, it seems, in the case of Israel. This isn't some paramilitary or rebel group that killed an American civilian. This is literally the security forces of an 'ally'.
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