Murdered activist multiplies NW activism

  

"Eygi was volunteering with the anti-occupation International Solidarity Movement when Israeli soldiers fatally shot her, 

 according to Palestinian officials and two witnesses who spoke to the Associated Press. Two doctors told the AP she was shot in the head. 

 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said it was investigating a report that troops had killed a foreign national while firing at an “instigator of violent activity” 

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"Eygi was an organizer with the Popular University for Gaza Liberated Zone on UW’s campus, one of dozens of pro-Palestinian encampments established during protests in the spring, he said. 

 “She was an instrumental part of … 

 protesting the university’s ties to Boeing 

 and Israel 

 and spearheading negotiations with the UW administration,” Fani said 

"Eygi had also previously protested the oil pipeline on the Standing Rock reservation 

and was critical of Turkish nationalism and violence against Kurdish minorities, 

 Fani said:  

“She was very critical of US foreign policy and white supremacy in the US, and Israel was no exception.” 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/aysenur-eygi-american-killed-west-bank 

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"Senior Democrat calls for arrests of ‘leftwing fascists’ urging Gaza ceasefire

Congressman Adam Smith says ‘totalitarian’ protesters are ‘trying to silence anyone who dares to disagree with them’ 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/25/israel-gaza-ceasefire-adam-smith

 

"Student protesters – largely united under a coalition called Columbia University Apartheid Divest – are demanding that the university disclose its investment portfolio and divest from companies profiting “from Israeli apartheid, genocide, and military occupation of Palestine”. Examples include weapons manufacturers and tech companies with ties to or operations in Israel, such as Amazon, Google, Lockheed Martin and more."