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PBS News Hour - Segments

Families of Americans killed in West Bank demand accountability and justice

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Extremist Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has recently been its highest since the U.N. started recording. Over the last two years, several Americans have allegedly been among those killed there. Amna Nawaz sat down with three American families seeking accountability and justice for the death or detention of their loved ones. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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0:00.0

After meeting with leaders of Arab countries on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this week, President Trump again today promised that he won't let Israel annex the West Bank.

0:12.0

I will not allow it. It's not going to happen.

0:14.7

Did you speak with Netanyahu about this directly?

0:16.3

Yeah, but I'm not going to allow it. Whether I spoke to him or not, I did. But I'm not allowing Israel to annex the West Bank.

0:22.9

There's been enough. It's time to stop now.

0:25.9

Recently, extremist settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied territory has been the highest since the UN started recording.

0:34.2

Over the last two years, several Americans have been among those killed there.

0:38.6

Recently, I sat down with three American families still seeking accountability and justice

0:43.7

for the death or detention of their loved ones.

0:47.5

Joining us now are Osden Egy Bennett, whose sister, Aishanur Esgi, a human rights activist from Seattle, was killed by Israeli

0:55.7

forces during a protest in the West Bank last year. Also, Kamel Mousselat, whose 20-year-old son,

1:01.8

Seif Mousselaith from Florida, was beaten to death, allegedly by Israeli settlers.

1:07.1

And Ziyadh, Khad Khad, whose 16-year-old nephew, Muhammad Ibrahim, from Florida, has been detained in Israel without trial for months.

1:15.6

Thank you all so much for being here.

1:17.3

We really appreciate your time.

1:19.0

Ozden, I'll begin with you because this month marks a year since your sister Aishanur was killed.

1:24.7

Israeli officials we know said late last year that it was highly likely. She was

1:28.6

killed by Israeli forces during a protest, and their words, hit indirectly and unintentionally.

1:34.6

But I know you and your family have been calling for a U.S.-led investigation. Tell us why.

1:39.9

What are the questions that you still want answers to? Since the killing of my sister, we really haven't received any information.

1:47.7

We know that there's an ongoing Israeli investigation.

1:51.1

An Israeli investigation is not acceptable to us as the family

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