Dear Congressperson – Accountability for Aysenur

Aysenur Eygi’s killing in the West Bank by Israel on September 6, as she engaged in a nonviolent protest protecting Palestinian land from land theft and encroachment by illegal settlers caught the world’s attention. Even members of Congress responded, as well as Vice President – and nominee for president – Kamala Harris, who called the death “a horrific tragedy that never should have happened.”

Not all members responded, and some don’t seen to be concerned with the death of not only tens of thousands of Palestinians using weapons provided by the U.S. government, but also with the death of U.S. citizens – as long as the death comes by the hands of an ally.

Remembers to thank elected officials who call for accountability, and to call out the rest, and demand they represent us. You might right something like the following to your elected officials who haven’t taken action.

Dear Representative,

I’m writing to you as a constituent about the death of Aysenur Eygi.

Aysenur, a U.S. Citizen, and a recent graduate of University of Washington was fatally shot in the head by Israeli forces in the West Bank on September 6.

I’m asking that you join your colleagues in Washington – Senators Murray and Cantwell, Rep. Jayapal – and beyond in calling for a thorough, independent, investigation into Aysenur’s death. President Biden and the executive branch are waiting for an investigation by Israel, but Israel never conducts investigations; they perform cover-ups.

Israel never conducts investigations; they perform cover-ups.

Please work with your colleagues to determine whether Aysenur was killed with a weapon provided to Israel by the United States. Further, please work with the FBI to determine whether the Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act (18 U.S. Code § 2441) applies in this case. All domestic and foreign actors that contributed to the Aysenur’s death should be held accountable.

Aysenur’s death was not the only recent death of U.S. citizens, other foreign nationals, or Palestinians killed while peacefully protesting recently in the West Bank.

I ask that you call for an investigation and and push for accountability.

Thanks again for your representation.