An investigation conducted by The Washington Post refutes Israel’s account of the Israeli military shooting of Aysenur Eyzi Eygi, a 26- year-old American activist who was killed in the occupied West Bank on September 6.
Eygi was shot in the head by an Israeli sniper bullet during a protest against illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank village of Beita organized by the International Solidarity Movement (ISM). The Israeli military said it was “highly likely” one of its soldiers shot Eygi but claimed the headshot was “unintentional” and that the real target was the “key instigator” of a riot that was taking place.
But the Post’s investigation, which was based on videos, photos, and eyewitness accounts, found that Eygi was shot more than a half-hour after Israeli soldiers confronted the protesters and 20 minutes after the protesters moved down the road and were more than 200 yards away from Israeli forces, a distance where they could pose no threat.
Poster Comment:
She was shot by sniper from a protected position. She was unarmed and of no threat to any Israeli.