"Abu Siyam, who was shot dead in the village of Mikhmas near Jerusalem, is among at least 11 US citizens killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers since 2022. It's a joke. I don't take these people seriously, William Asfour, Chicago chapter coordinator for American Muslims for Palestine, said of the US government's response to the latest killing. If this is true, we would stop supplying Israel with weapons."
"Last year, Asfour helped lead calls for an independent, US-led investigation into the July killing of Khamis Ayyad, a father of five from Chicago, in a settler attack in the West Bank. But the US Justice Department has not opened a probe into Ayyad's death, and no one in Israel has faced charges over the incident."
"Other cases going back to Rachel Corrie, a peace activist who was run over by an Israeli bulldozer in 2003 have followed a similar pattern: US officials initially express concern but do not take decisive action to seek justice. It's a terrible cycle. We just continue to see how dehumanised we are."
Since 2022, at least 11 US citizens have been killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers in the occupied West Bank, including 19-year-old Nasrallah Abu Siyam, who was recently shot dead in Mikhmas. Despite the State Department's stated priority for American safety, rights advocates argue that the lack of accountability perpetuates impunity. Cases such as Khamis Ayyad and Sayfollah Musallet have resulted in no charges or investigations by US authorities. This pattern extends back decades to Rachel Corrie's 2003 death. Advocates contend that meaningful accountability would require weapons embargoes, sanctions, and criminal charges against perpetrators, but such measures remain absent from US policy.
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