Current Events > 20yo Palestinian-American beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the West Bank

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FFTHEWINNER
07/12/25 9:17:25 AM
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https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/12/middleeast/american-killed-israeli-settlers-west-bank-intl

Israeli settlers killed a 20-year-old Palestinian-American man in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health and an eyewitness, as settler violence against Palestinians ramps up in the occupied territory.

Twenty-year-old Sayfollah Musallet was martyred after being severely beaten all over his body by settlers in the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah, the health ministry said in a statement on Friday.

The municipality of Sinjel said that Musallet died following a barbaric attack carried out by settlers as part of daily assaults on local residents. It alleged Israeli forces stormed the area at the same time as the settlers attack, obstructing the work of paramedics and volunteers.

A friend of the deceased mans family told CNN he was with Musallet and took him to a hospital in Ramallah, adding the young man was an American citizen born in Tampa, Florida.

Israels military said it was aware of reports regarding a Palestinian civilian killed and a number of injured Palestinians as a result of the confrontation, and they are being looked into by the ISA [Israeli Security Agency] and Israel Police.

Musallets family is demanding the US State Department lead an investigation into the incident.

We are devastated that our beloved Sayfollah Musallet (nicknamed Saif) was brutally beaten to death by Israeli settlers while he was protecting his familys land from settlers who were attempting to steal it, the family said in a statement.

We demand justice.

The US State Department said in a statement to CNN that it is aware of reports of the death of an American in the West Bank, without providing a name.

Out of respect for the privacy of the family and loved ones during this difficult time, we have no further comment, a department spokesperson said.

Musallet ran a business in Tampa and had been in the West Bank since June 4 to visit family and friends, the family statement said.

A second Palestinian man died in the attack in Sinjel after he was shot in the chest by settlers, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. Ten others were wounded in the same attack, it added.

Following the attacks, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticised what it called Israels expanding settlement projects in the occupied territory and called for urgent action to hold the perpetrators of settler violence accountable.

Israel has recently ramped up military operations in the West Bank, displacing tens of thousands of Palestinians and razing entire communities as it targets what it says are militants operating in the territory.

Multiple American citizens have been killed in the West Bank in the past few years, according to Palestinian officials and eyewitnesses, including a 14-year-old boy whom the Israeli military shot dead last April in what they described as a counterterrorism operation.

Israeli soldiers also shot dead a 26-year-old woman during a protest against an Israeli settlement in September 2024.

Heartbreaking. What a terrible way for an innocent to die.

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monkmith
07/12/25 9:26:40 AM
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i'm sure they'll be declared illegal aliens post-mortem. really anything is permissible to bring about the rapture.

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darkace77450
07/12/25 9:39:06 AM
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The US State Department said in a statement to CNN that it is aware of reports of the death of an American in the West Bank, without providing a name.

Out of respect for the privacy of the family and loved ones during this difficult time, we have no further comment, a department spokesperson said.

Marco Rubio is a feckless piece of shit.
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chaos_knight
07/12/25 9:43:41 AM
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Why is the term 'settler' always used? It's an old school term. Reality is that they are invading land and the media uses a softer term for them.

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Umbreon
07/12/25 9:51:23 AM
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I'm sure he'll be declared a member of Hamas by Isreal. They can't prove it of course, but "trust us he was totally bad, teehee!".

May justice be swift and cruel.

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monkmith
07/12/25 9:54:40 AM
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chaos_knight posted...
Why is the term 'settler' always used? It's an old school term. Reality is that they are invading land and the media uses a softer term for them.
its a throwback term associated with the fact that israel is a little european colony turned science project.

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Enclave
07/12/25 9:54:53 AM
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Umbreon posted...
I'm sure he'll be declared a member of Hamas by Isreal. They can't prove it of course, but "trust us he was totally bad, teehee!".

May justice be swift and cruel.

He's Palestinian, I've heard plenty of Israelis say they're all terrorists so of course that'll be what Isreal claims.

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chaos_knight
07/12/25 9:55:42 AM
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monkmith posted...
its a throwback term associated with the fact that israel is a little european colony turned science project.

I know but it downplays the evil that many of these 'settlers' commit.

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FFTHEWINNER
07/12/25 10:03:54 AM
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Enclave posted...
He's Palestinian, I've heard plenty of Israelis say they're all terrorists so of course that'll be what Isreal claims.
Actually, According to the agreement that Israel signed with America 2 years ago to allow Israelis to travel visa-free to America, Any double-nationality American in Israel or the occupied lands is to be treated as American solely with his other nationality ignored and to be given the same rights as any other American with no discrimination of any kind. The agreement even specified Palestinian-Americans, Syrian-Americans and Lebanese-Americans as examples. And Israel did implement it back then. I remember articles quoting Palestinian-Americans talking about how they are treated much differently after the agreement.

Of course, that was before October 7th, and Israel has broken a ton of agreements...

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Enclave
07/12/25 10:08:51 AM
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FFTHEWINNER posted...
Actually, According to the agreement that Israel signed with America 2 years ago to allow Israelis to travel visa-free to America, Any double-nationality American in Israel or the occupied lands is to be treated as American solely with his other nationality ignored and to be given the same rights as any other American with no discrimination of any kind. The agreement even specified Palestinian-Americans, Syrian-Americans and Lebanese-Americans as examples. And Israel did implement it back then. I remember articles quoting Palestinian-Americans talking about how they are treated much differently after the agreement.

Of course, that was before October 7th, and Israel has broken a ton of agreements...

I doubt neither Israel nor the USA cares about that agreement any more.

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FFTHEWINNER
07/12/25 10:49:39 AM
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Enclave posted...
I doubt neither Israel nor the USA cares about that agreement any more.
Unfortunately that might be true.

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BearlyWilling
07/12/25 10:52:35 AM
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The government isnt going to do shit about this beyond probably accusing this guy/his family of antisemitism for being there in the first place.

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darkace77450
07/12/25 11:11:57 AM
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Umbreon posted...
I'm sure he'll be declared a member of Hamas by Isreal. They can't prove it of course, but "trust us he was totally bad, teehee!".

They don't need to prove it because no one is willing to hold them accountable.
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FFTHEWINNER
07/12/25 11:46:01 AM
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darkace77450 posted...
They don't need to prove it because no one is willing to hold them accountable.
Also sadly true probably.

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Cheater87
07/12/25 11:47:54 AM
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And we'll give them more money!!! - _-

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El_Dustino
07/12/25 11:56:45 AM
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Paying a genocidal state to kill our citizens.

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SaikyoStyle
07/12/25 12:11:02 PM
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Umbreon posted...
I'm sure he'll be declared a member of Hamas by Isreal. They can't prove it of course, but "trust us he was totally bad, teehee!".

May justice be swift and cruel.
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FFTHEWINNER
07/12/25 2:11:32 PM
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Bump

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07/12/25 2:42:15 PM
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darkace77450 posted...
Marco Rubio is a feckless piece of shit.

He really is, absolutely disgusting and disgraceful.

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FFTHEWINNER
07/12/25 7:27:45 PM
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HojoojoH_2
07/12/25 7:37:21 PM
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Disgusting. We've gotta deport all IDF and state officials from our respective countries. Criminalize genocide TODAY.

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FFTHEWINNER
07/13/25 7:23:49 AM
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bump.

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masterpug53
07/13/25 9:43:15 AM
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I actually knew him; not very well, but I know his family. I saw this story on the local news and immediately thought 'oh no, that's not Saif, is it?!" Rest in peace.

One small consolation is that this is making national news. However, I was already plenty worried that the family would get targeted by the Trump regime before this happened; it's practically a foregone conclusion now that the family is (rightfully) demanding action from our government.

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FFTHEWINNER
07/13/25 12:01:40 PM
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masterpug53 posted...
I actually knew him; not very well, but I know his family. I saw this story on the local news and immediately thought 'oh no, that's not Saif, is it?!" Rest in peace.
That is very sad to hear. My condolences. If you see his family please give them our condolences and tell them that a lot of people in the world support them.

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LightSnake
07/14/25 12:50:59 AM
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https://x.com/GozukaraFurkan/status/1944141237373575331

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sfcalimari
07/14/25 1:14:07 AM
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The illegal settlers are the worst of the worst. Completely insane religious weirdos.

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CobraGT
07/14/25 1:31:54 AM
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sfcalimari posted...
The illegal settlers are the worst of the worst. Completely insane religious weirdos.


Who moved to a country that will let them raise their kids like they were raised.

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FFTHEWINNER
07/14/25 7:57:55 AM
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LightSnake posted...
https://x.com/GozukaraFurkan/status/1944141237373575331
I have always respected Olmert. He was the last Israeli prime minister to offer a serious deal for a Palestinian State, and his offer was actually much better than Camp David's.I believe if Arafat was still alive a deal would have most likely been made back then. Unfortunately, Arafat had passed away and a useless piece of crap called abo mazen took his place, and he didn't capitalize on the chance at all.

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FFTHEWINNER
07/14/25 10:19:10 AM
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Reuters article with more information
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/anger-turns-towards-washington-west-bank-town-mourning-two-men-killed-by-2025-07-13/

Anger turns towards Washington in West Bank town mourning two men killed by settlers

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LightSnake
07/14/25 10:36:26 AM
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The big problem is nobody does shit about it.

These fucking psychos literally shoot at Israeli soldiers and they get away with it because

  1. Israeli policy implicitly approves of the settlements
  2. Netanyahu relies on his coalition with Smotrich and Ben-Gvir, who are BIG into the settler movement.

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FFTHEWINNER
07/14/25 7:16:08 PM
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https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/14/world/video/musallet-west-bank-funeral-jeremy-diamond-digvid

CNN speaks with father of American citizen killed by settlers in West Bank


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Antifar
07/15/25 8:40:28 PM
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https://bsky.app/profile/premthakker.bsky.social/post/3ltzlg5qp5c2j

Huh

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darkace77450
07/15/25 8:53:11 PM
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Antifar posted...
https://bsky.app/profile/premthakker.bsky.social/post/3ltzlg5qp5c2j

Huh

I definitely didn't have that on my bingo card.
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Trumble
07/15/25 8:57:57 PM
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Antifar posted...
https://bsky.app/profile/premthakker.bsky.social/post/3ltzlg5qp5c2j

Huh
Unexpected, but good.

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ZMythos
07/16/25 7:13:55 AM
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OK but do you condemn Hamas and their actions on October 7th? /s

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Funkydog
07/16/25 7:16:12 AM
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America has never even pretended to care when 'full blooded' Americans are murdered by Israel.

Not a chance they'll care about one who was also Palestinian sadly.

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LightSnake
07/16/25 2:25:19 PM
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Funkydog posted...
America has never even pretended to care when 'full blooded' Americans are murdered by Israel.

Not a chance they'll care about one who was also Palestinian sadly.

They're actually showing more concern toward this one than before. We'll see if it amounts to something. Sadly, I doubt it.

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name_unknown
07/16/25 2:36:02 PM
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agreed using settlers should be stopped.

Call them invaders or thieves
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Funkydog
07/16/25 2:36:05 PM
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LightSnake posted...
They're actually showing more concern toward this one than before. We'll see if it amounts to something. Sadly, I doubt it.
Spoilers. It won't.

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Sandalorn
07/16/25 2:40:18 PM
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This is just a statement for the media and public. Behind the scenes they are ALL perfectly fine with what is happening.

They had to say something and "Please investigate" is about as flaccid as you can get.
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