Israel’s military has said it was highly likely its troops fired the shot that killed Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, the American-Turkish woman killed at a protest in the occupied West Bank.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said her death was unintentional and expressed deep regret.

The statement came as Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, called the killing of the 26-year-old last week “unprovoked and unjustified”.

Speaking on a diplomatic visit to London, Blinken told journalists that Eygi’s death showed the Israeli security forces needed to make fundamental changes to their rules of engagement.

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  • @Zorque
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    107 days ago

    The country is more than a president.

    The biggest change isn’t going to come from the top, it’s going to come from the bottom. Support local and state reps that share your values, they’re far more likely to get elected than a federal position, and have a much more direct impact on peoples daily lives (and ability to support reps at the federal level).

    • @actually
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      26 days ago

      I live near the bottom, and I see a lot of anti Palestinian stuff, mostly pretending the Palestinians do not exist, with a random anti-Semitic accusation thrown it.

      And it’s not just the democrats, I see this in many western nations. It’s a stain on many parties who speak many languages.

      If the killings stopped today , this would be only a black mark against those involved. Something to get angry about by many. Accusing fingers could be pointed. Perhaps even reevaluation by some.

      But we are only a quarter through the genocide. This will last months or years more. Many will be killed in the future. So this is an active crime scene. Those that will have fingers pointed at later are still doing harm now, and will do harm in the future.

      Not just the high level politicians, but in all levels of each country. There is collective guilt , and that is not ended either

      • @Zorque
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        26 days ago

        Ah, so might as well just revel in it instead of doing something to make the world a better place in the mean time.

        Stop focusing so much on what you can’t change, and how horrible it is for you, and focus on what you can.

    • @Passerby6497
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      27 days ago

      Yeah, but what if I’m only politically aware for half a year every 4 years? Voting for the president is all I can do! /s

    • @mightyfoolish
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      06 days ago

      Yet, there are articles specifically about Trump wanting Russia to win. Should we stop those articles because a country is more than the president?