The State Department confirmed that it has reached out to Israeli officials “for further information.”

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    They had killed Americans Christian Journalist. The media that was crying wolf about khasogi and international uproar became very silent.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shireen_Abu_Akleh?wprov=sfla1

    “A letter from 24 Senate Democrats pressed the Biden administration to probe the killing. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) lobbied against the letter. Previously, Senators Jon Ossoff and Mitt Romney issued a bipartisan demand for a full and transparent investigation. It followed an earlier letter in May signed by 57 House Democrats demanding an independent investigation into the killing.”

    Land of the free controlled by lobbiests…

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    Oh, we care now that it was a US citizen? What about all those women and children? Literally thousands of them killed.

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      The whole point of citizenship is that a government has exceptional obligations (and vice-versa) to those who hold citizenship. So yes, obviously a US citizen getting killed SHOULD be a bigger deal to the US than non-citizens, unless you want the US to literally be the world government.

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    Not the first time, nor the last, Israeli forces have murdered a US citizen without reprecussion. NO other country would be allowed to get away with this without even a fucking diplomatic objection except for fucking Israel.

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    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    A Palestinian-American teenager was shot and killed Friday by Israeli troops in the West Bank, Palestinian officials told Reuters.

    A State Department spokesperson would only confirm to CBS News that a U.S. citizen had died in the West Bank, adding that “we are working to understand the circumstances of the incident and have asked the government of Israel for further information.”

    The Israeli Police Spokesperson’s Unit said in a statement that on Friday afternoon that “an incident report was received concerning firearm discharge, ostensibly involving an off-duty law enforcement officer, a soldier, and a civilian.”

    The “discharge was directed towards a perceived threat,” described by the police statement as Palestinian individuals throwing rocks along a highway.

    “Additional information indicated the potential fatality of a 17-year-old Palestinian due to gunfire,” the police statement said, adding that an investigation has been launched.

    Tensions in the West Bank have surged since Hamas launched its bloody Oct. 7 terrorist attack on southern Israel, sparking the Israel-Hamas war.


    The original article contains 239 words, the summary contains 163 words. Saved 32%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!

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    The “discharge was directed towards a perceived threat,” described by the police statement as Palestinian individuals throwing rocks along a highway.

    I have seen the aftermath of rocks being thrown on passing cars. If this 17-year-old did that, then he was not a civilian shot at random.

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        There was no resistance at My Lai. It was an unprovoked massacre.

        This situation couldn’t be any more different. Responding to an attack, even with potentially disproportionate force, is in no way comparable to raping and gunning down hundreds of civilians. I think you know that.