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American child shot dead by Israeli army (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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A Palestinian teenager with US citizenship was killed after being shot by an Israeli settler in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, Palestinian officials said on Sunday, as tensions continue to escalate amid a surge in settler violence and near-daily confrontations between Israeli settlers and Palestinians across the occupied territory.

Omar Mohammad Rabea, 14, was shot along with two other teenagers by an Israeli settler at the entrance to Turmus Ayya, the town’s mayor, Adeeb Lafi, told Reuters.

“Two of them were transported by ambulance to a nearby medical center and then to the hospital. The army arrived at the scene and detained the third injured boy, who is 14 years old and holds US citizenship,” Lafi said

Edit: New articles claim the child was killed by the IDF not an Israeli colonist

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[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ya know that's the problem with the indiscriminate murder of men women and children. Some of them may be from the superpower that funds your entire government.

Course, it's not like magats or pro-zionist democrats will give even half a shit... but if someone competent was in the white house... ah who am I kidding. I have no idea why isreal gets treated like the favorite child that can do no wrong whilst being an absolute shit-stain.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

USA is perfectly able to completely ignore its citizens being murdered if it is aligned with the interest of US ruling class. See USS Liberty, SS Athenia, or people killed by US cops.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

Israel is the only chance the US has a permanent base in the region for refueling warplanes.

That's your reason. That's the reason for alllll this special treatment and kow-towing.