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U.S. teen fatally shot in West Bank by Israeli forces, Palestinian officials say (www.cbsnews.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Silverseren@kbin.social to c/world@lemmy.world

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The State Department confirmed that it has reached out to Israeli officials "for further information."

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[-] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 75 points 9 months ago

Expect a firmly worded letter attached to the next shipment of arms and military aid as a response.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago

The dots above the i's are no longer little hearts in this one.

[-] Doorbook@lemmy.world 65 points 9 months ago

They had killed Americans Christian Journalist. The media that was crying wolf about khasogi and international uproar became very silent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shireen_Abu_Akleh?wprov=sfla1

"A letter from 24 Senate Democrats pressed the Biden administration to probe the killing. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) lobbied against the letter. Previously, Senators Jon Ossoff and Mitt Romney issued a bipartisan demand for a full and transparent investigation. It followed an earlier letter in May signed by 57 House Democrats demanding an independent investigation into the killing."

Land of the free controlled by lobbiests..

[-] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 17 points 9 months ago

Call it what it is.

Bribery.

[-] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 11 points 9 months ago

What do you mean by "crying wolf"? The media was not crying wolf about Khasogi.

[-] Yearly@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Land of the free controlled by lobbiests..

Always has been.

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Did you mean to say "crying crocodile tears" instead of "crying wolf"?

[-] Silverseren@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago

That would make a lot more sense if that's what they meant. Since the governments "investigating" very clearly didn't care about what happened to him.

[-] Kalkaline@lemmy.zip 37 points 9 months ago

Oh, we care now that it was a US citizen? What about all those women and children? Literally thousands of them killed.

[-] fastandcurious@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Are you equating Palestinians with Americans?!

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 9 points 9 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

A Palestinian-American teenager was shot and killed Friday by Israeli troops in the West Bank, Palestinian officials told Reuters.

A State Department spokesperson would only confirm to CBS News that a U.S. citizen had died in the West Bank, adding that "we are working to understand the circumstances of the incident and have asked the government of Israel for further information."

The Israeli Police Spokesperson's Unit said in a statement that on Friday afternoon that "an incident report was received concerning firearm discharge, ostensibly involving an off-duty law enforcement officer, a soldier, and a civilian."

The "discharge was directed towards a perceived threat," described by the police statement as Palestinian individuals throwing rocks along a highway.

"Additional information indicated the potential fatality of a 17-year-old Palestinian due to gunfire," the police statement said, adding that an investigation has been launched.

Tensions in the West Bank have surged since Hamas launched its bloody Oct. 7 terrorist attack on southern Israel, sparking the Israel-Hamas war.

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[-] DdCno1@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago

The "discharge was directed towards a perceived threat," described by the police statement as Palestinian individuals throwing rocks along a highway.

I have seen the aftermath of rocks being thrown on passing cars. If this 17-year-old did that, then he was not a civilian shot at random.

[-] Silverseren@kbin.social 35 points 9 months ago

So your response to teenagers throwing rocks is to gun them all down?

[-] fastandcurious@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago

That’s how a zionazi responds anyway, so you gotta be OK with it, you anti-semite

[-] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

You’re the kind of person to defend My Lai for resisting, if we were back in the 60’s.

[-] DdCno1@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

There was no resistance at My Lai. It was an unprovoked massacre.

This situation couldn't be any more different. Responding to an attack, even with potentially disproportionate force, is in no way comparable to raping and gunning down hundreds of civilians. I think you know that.

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