Families of Americans killed in West Bank demand accountability
A recent PBS NewsHour segment reports that extremist Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank has surged to its highest recorded level by the U.N., and profiles three American families whose relatives were allegedly killed there over the past two years. Reporter Amna Nawaz interviews the families as they press for accountability and justice, drawing attention to the U.S. citizens involved and the diplomatic and human‑rights questions raised by the spike in violence.
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Families of Americans killed in West Bank demand accountability and justice
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- PBS NewsHour interviewed three American families who say relatives were killed or detained in the occupied West Bank.
- The segment cites U.N. data indicating extremist Israeli settler violence in the West Bank is at its highest level since the U.N. began recording such incidents.
- The reporting frames the issue as occurring over the last two years and calls for accountability and justice that may implicate U.S. diplomatic and consular action.