'We urge your administration to prioritize the protection of Palestinians, including American Palestinians, in the West Bank and Gaza and address the injustices they face,' over 70 groups said in a letter to President Joe Biden amid Israeli attacks.
Over 70 organizations are imploring the Biden administration to ensure that"not a single dollar of U.S. military aid to Israel" is used to fund human rights crimes against Palestinians.As the West Bank reels from the latest attacks by Israeli soldiers and settlers, more than 70 U.S.
"During the past two weeks, dozens of Israeli settlers, some of whom may also be American citizens, recently carried out violent attacks on the Palestinian villages of Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, and Turmus Ayya in the occupied West Bank," the groups wrote in a"These attacks involved the destruction of property, including arson and stone-throwing, resulting in damage to cars, homes, and businesses.
"We urge your administration to prioritize the protection of Palestinians, including American Palestinians, in the West Bank and Gaza and address the injustices they face," the signers wrote.near Eli, an illegal Jewish-only settler colony built partly on land stolen from residents of the Palestinian village of Qaryut. The attackers shot and killed one Palestinian and burned many homes, vehicles, and businesses.
"This situation is deeply troubling as it indicates a gross failure on the part of Israeli authorities to protect Palestinian lives and property," the groups' letter asserts."It is important to note that many of the Palestinian civilians targeted in the town of Turmus Ayya are American citizens, heightening the urgency of this matter."
"These incidents bear an uncanny resemblance to wanton violent riots carried out by Israeli settlers targeting local Palestinians in the town of Huwara earlier this year," the letter adds, referring to the deadly February settler assault on the West Bank town that was
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