President Biden and Congress Must Hold Israel Accountable and Investigate Israel’s Murder of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, an American Citizen

An American woman was murdered by the IDF at a protest against Jewish settlement expansion in the town of Beita, near Nablus in the West Bank. IDF soldiers brazenly shot Eygi in the head, and shortly after she was rushed to the hospital before being pronounced dead. According to reports by Palestinian media, the 26-year-old had been involved in a campaign to protect farmers from Israeli settler violence. It is likely that Eygi was murdered by an American-made weapon subsidized by our tax money and an investigation should be conducted to confirm if so.

TAKE ACTION BELOW: DEMAND The Biden Administration and Congress PROTECT American Citizens FROM Israel

This is not the first time Israeli forces have murdered American citizens. Israel has a long history of killing Americans and facing no consequences from the United States. In 2003, the Israeli military ran over and crushed Rachel Corrie, an American citizen, with a bulldozer and faced no repercussions. In 2010, a U.N. fact-finding mission determined that Israeli commandos executed U.S. citizen Furkan Dogan during the Gaza flotilla, which was attempting to deliver aid to Gaza. Israel faced no repercussions. More recently, Israeli forces murdered Shireen Abu Akleh, shooting her in the head while she was reporting on a raid in Jenin, and killed Omar Assad, a 78-year-old American man, by handcuffing, beating, and leaving him to die.​ Israel faced no repercussions. 

The United States is failing to protect its citizens—this must end. Our government must prioritize the safety of American lives over the interests of a foreign government. If the most powerful country in the world cannot defend its citizens from being murdered by Israel, it is abdicating its responsibility. This cannot continue!

The Biden Administration can stop Israel from massacring Americans at will today if it wants to. However, they’ve proved time and time again that they care less about Americans than they care about the approval of a foreign government. This is not right. President Biden must open an investigation into Eygi’s murder.

Email President Biden and your Members of Congress using our action tool below and urge your friends and family to do the same. Let them know we will not let out until they PROTECT AMERICANS FROM ISRAEL.