The Justice Department vowed to investigate Americans killed by Hamas in the group's Oct. 7 attack on Israel. But the DOJ has done nothing to investigate deaths of 4 Americans killed in the West Bank and Gaza by Israelis.
The Justice Department vowed to investigate Americans killed by Hamas in the group's Oct. 7 attack on Israel. But the DOJ has done nothing to investigate deaths of 4 Americans killed in the West Bank and Gaza by Israelis.Hanan Khdour, 47, stands beside the grave of her son Mohammad Khdour in Biddu, West Bank, on Sept. 19, 2024.
The Justice Department declined to comment for this story. Israel says it thoroughly investigates allegations of its forces killing civilians. "In accordance with the protocols and procedures of the government of Israel and the IDF, the Embassy is not authorized to represent on its own the State of Israel and the IDF in a legal setting," the spokesperson said."However, the Ambassador has continued to extend his invitation for a meeting with Mr. Flickinger and his family."
Abdel Jabbar said they pointed their guns at him and threatened to shoot him if he approached the car. Hanan Khdour, 47, Ahmad Khdour, 64, and Hamed Khdour, 25, stand together at the site of killing of their brother and son Mohhamad, 17, in the outskirts of Biddu, the West Bank, on Sept. 19, 2024. Mohhamad, 17, and his cousin Malek Mansour, 16, also from Biddu, were driving in the hills not too far from their home in February 2024, when a man shot at their car from a distance as they were driving back. The boys had taken a break from studying to hike and picnic in nature.
The family describes Mohammad as a sweet kid who loved cars. He wanted to finish high school, then go to college in the U.S. to study law. “What is the reason for this double standard?” he said. “We do not know. Is it because Ayşenur had dual citizenship? Or is it that the criminal, the country that is corresponding to this crime, is Israel?”Distrust about Israeli investigations
Van Hollen points to the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022. Abu Akleh was wearing a blue vest with “Press” written on it when she was shot and killed while covering an Israeli military raid in the West Bank.
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