Family of American citizens killed by Israeli settlers requires an American investigation | News Israel-Palestine Conflict
Washington, DC – The family of Sayfollah Musallet, an American citizen of 20 years from Florida who was beaten to death by Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank, asks Washington to launch his own investigation into the incident and to hold the responsible authors.
Musallet’s family said in a statement that the Israeli settlers surround him for three hours during the assault on Friday and attacked doctors who were trying to join him.
The young man killed, known as Saif, was a “kind young man, hardworking and deeply respected, working to build his dreams,” said the family.
“This is a nightmare and an unimaginable injustice to which no family should have to face,” added the press release.
“We demand that the US State Department were making an immediate investigation and hold the Israeli settlers who killed Saif responsible for their crimes. We demand justice. “
Washington has already resisted calls to investigate the murder of American citizens by Israeli forces. Instead, American officials say that Israel is able to probe his own abuse.
But Israeli surveys have rarely led to criminal charges against settlers or soldiers, despite their well -documented violations against the Palestinians.
The State Department said late Friday that it had no higher priority than the security and security of American citizens abroad. “
“We are aware of the reports of the death of an American citizen in the West Bank. When an American citizen dies abroad, we are ready to provide consular services,” said a spokesperson for the department in Al Jazeera, refusing to provide additional details, citing the privacy of the victim’s family.
The Israeli settlers lynched Sayfollah Musallet, a 20 -year -old Palestinian American, while American officials remained silent.
Sayfollah was born and grew up in Florida. He visited his family for the summer in the West Bank when the settlers beat him to death while he protested against illegal lands … pic.twitter.com/w4zg8ofd9b
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The Israeli forces have killed at least nine American citizens since 2022, including the veteran of the journalist of Al Jazeera Shireen Abu Akleh.
But none of the incidents led to criminal charges.
The US Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) said that the United States “should stop treating American Palestinian life as a consumable.”
“The Israeli colonists have lynched Sayfollah Musallet, a 20 -year -old Palestinian American, while US officials remained silent,” the defense group said in a statement.
“Sayfollah was born and grew up in Florida. He visited his family for the summer in the West Bank when the settlers beat him to death while he protested against illegal fits. ”
American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) have asked if Trump will remain faithful to his commitment to prioritize American interests.
“Will he maintain his” America First “promise when he is a Palestinian-American whose life was taken? Or will he tilt his head again to Israel, whatever the cost of blood? ” AMP said in a press release.
But the group stressed that American citizenship should not be a condition for justice. Another Palestinian was killed in the same settlers’ attack as Musallet on Saturday.
“And let’s be clear unequivocal: whether or not a Palestinian holds American citizenship, each murder committed by this regime must be explicitly prohibited, punished and condemned,” said AMP.
The United States provides billions of dollars in military aid in Israel. He also protects his diplomatic ally during international forums, often using his veto to block the proposals of the United Nations Security Council criticizing Israeli abuses.
The American-Islamic Relations Council (CAIR) called on its supporters on Saturday to contact their legislators and exhort them to condemn the murder of Musallet.
“It was not an isolated incident. It was part of a long model of violence pruning against American citizens by Israeli soldiers and settlers,” the group said in a statement.
Sarah Leah Whitson, head of the Dawn rights group, said the United States had tools to continue responsibility in the Musallet case, noting that Washington has criminal accusations against Hamas officials for the murder of American citizens during the October 7, 2023 attack in Israel.
“What really lacks [in the current case] is the political will of the American government to protect American citizens of Palestinian origin or the Americans Protestant against Israeli actions in the West Bank, “Whitson told Al Jazeera in a television interview.
“What he really does is that it establishes a precedent of encouragement and establishes a precedent for the open season on the Americans, just as there is an open season on the Palestinians.”
