'The solution is simple: hold Israel accountable': Turkish-American activist's widower demands justice

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old Turkish-American activist, arrived in the West Bank on 3 September, joining locals and fellow activists to peacefully protest Israel’s Occupation of Palestine. Three days later, she was shot by an Israeli army sniper. The incident took place during a march in the Palestinian village of Beita, near Nablus. The Israeli army has claimed her death was accidental, but video evidence and witness accounts dispute this, alleging she was deliberately targeted. Eygi’s death has left her family and friends reeling. But even through the grief, they had to mount a fight for justice and what her husband, Hamid Ali, has called a lack of meaningful action from the US government. “It’s frustrating to hear the same […]