American killed in West Bank was longtime activist bearing witness to oppression', friends say
Briefly

"I begged her not to go, but she had this deep conviction that she wanted to participate in the tradition of bearing witness to the oppression of people and their dignified resilience...She fought injustice truly wherever it was." - Aria Fani, professor at the University of Washington.
"Eygi was volunteering with the anti-occupation International Solidarity Movement when Israeli soldiers fatally shot her...The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said it was investigating a report that troops had killed a foreign national." - Associated Press.
"She walked the stage with a large Free Palestine flag during the ceremony...leaves behind her husband, graduated from UW earlier this year with a major in psychology and minor in Middle Eastern languages and culture." - Aria Fani.
"The White House has said it was deeply disturbed by the killing and called for an inquiry...This incident has sparked international outrage and brought further attention to the situation in the occupied West Bank." - Various sources.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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