Selective outrage: The US bias in the cases of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi and Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Recently, the White House’s response to two deadly events in the Occupied Palestinian Territories has, once again, revealed the problems of selectivity, discrimination and double standards tainting the American administration’s approach to Palestinian rights. On 31 August, 2024, President Joe Biden issued a strong statement condemning the abduction and death of American national, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, following the events of 7 October, expressing his “devastation and outrage”. Shortly after that, the US Department of Justice announced that it would launch an investigation into Goldberg-Polin’s death, which would not be limited to his case alone but would encompass all incidents involving harm to American citizens by Hamas. However, the reaction to Aysenur Ezgi Eygi‘s killing by an Israeli sniper starkly contrasts with […]