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Palestinian-American beaten to death by Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank

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.

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by Anonymousreply 39July 16, 2025 9:33 PM

A friend of the deceased man’s 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.

Israel’s 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.”

Musallet’s 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 family’s 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.

The municipality said in a social media post Friday that settlers had also attacked an ambulance while paramedics were working near Sinjel.

In a video accompanying the post which CNN has geolocated to the outskirts of Sinjel an ambulance can be seen with a smashed windscreen and rear window.

CNN has reached out to the Israeli military and police about the incident.

Following the attacks, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticised what it called Israel’s 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.

by Anonymousreply 1July 14, 2025 10:26 AM

Cute young man from Florida. The "settlers" were trying to evict his relatives and take their house and land.

It's so lawless. These are not "settlers" and the West Bank isn't their country. They been out of control for years now and are very nasty people.

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by Anonymousreply 2July 14, 2025 10:31 AM

Hmm, years ago I remember a Palestinian family in Tampa FL that ran some kind of Christian camp (or something like that) out of the West Bank

by Anonymousreply 3July 14, 2025 11:12 AM

He was cute

Fuck these journeys to get closer to your roots in "Do not travel to" areas. What a waste.

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by Anonymousreply 4July 14, 2025 11:28 AM

Bibi enjoying Trump Emboldenment.

by Anonymousreply 5July 14, 2025 11:32 AM

Why would you visit there at a time like this?

by Anonymousreply 6July 14, 2025 11:34 AM

They’re not “settlers.” They’re Jews in Judea.

by Anonymousreply 7July 14, 2025 11:39 AM

"I know! Let's blame the victim!"

by Anonymousreply 8July 14, 2025 11:39 AM

Because you want to see your family, especially in times like this when you know it could be the last time.

by Anonymousreply 9July 14, 2025 11:40 AM

[quote]They’re not “settlers.” They’re Jews in Judea.

R7 still utter cunts though, and they need to be brought into line with extreme prejudice, which Netanayahu wont do

by Anonymousreply 10July 14, 2025 11:41 AM

[quote]They’re not “settlers.” They’re Jews in Judea.

And so they can kill anyone they please with complete immunity.

by Anonymousreply 11July 14, 2025 11:44 AM

[quote] He was cute

Definitely..

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by Anonymousreply 12July 14, 2025 11:50 AM

Only 20 years old.

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by Anonymousreply 13July 14, 2025 11:51 AM

The settlers blocked the ambulances trying to reach him.

R7 is a ghoul.

by Anonymousreply 14July 14, 2025 12:26 PM

They're not "settlers." They are racist, privileged, armed thugs.

by Anonymousreply 15July 14, 2025 1:20 PM

I got a time out for one hour immediately after posting R14.

by Anonymousreply 16July 14, 2025 1:32 PM

I prefer homicidal squatters as the preferred name. Settlers is far too benign for their behavior.

by Anonymousreply 17July 14, 2025 5:13 PM

Shouldn't Trump be making some kind of statement about this, since Mussallet was an American citizen?

by Anonymousreply 18July 14, 2025 7:13 PM

Look at R18, pretending it's 1992 and things are still normal somehow. So cute!

by Anonymousreply 19July 14, 2025 7:26 PM

Trump hates brown people, even if they are America.

Eating Bibi’s dingleberries, Trump will say absolutely nothing.

by Anonymousreply 20July 14, 2025 8:11 PM

43 Americans were killed on October 7th. Seven Americans were taken hostage, three of whom are believed to be dead. Scores of Americans were killed during the 1st and 2nd intifada, which crowds in cities around the world have been screaming to globalize since the day after the October 7th pogrom. There are hundreds of videos of muslims, including imams, in the US threatening to destroy the US by exploiting our democratic process and western values.

I'm sorry this kid is dead, but, ultimately, I don't care.

by Anonymousreply 21July 15, 2025 1:21 AM

Your parents raised a cunt, r21

by Anonymousreply 22July 15, 2025 4:08 AM

Thank you, R22. A dear friend and two acquaintances were massacred by muslims. I have no fucks to gives when it comes to muslims and their barbaric, completely fucked up ideology. Nor do I give a fuck about the western, delusional enablers.

Buckle up, hun, it is going to get very interesting.

- R21

by Anonymousreply 23July 15, 2025 11:08 AM

[quote]They’re not “settlers.”

This is true, and people really need to stop calling them that. It's about as true as Trump calling MAGA patriots.

by Anonymousreply 24July 15, 2025 11:15 AM

Correct. They are an occupying force stealing land from the people who have lived on it for millennia. "Settlers" makes it sound like they're pitching a tent in the wilderness.

by Anonymousreply 25July 15, 2025 11:51 AM

Watch the video at r2. After reporting the death, it moves on to discuss the violence (clip of two groups throwing ROCKS at each other like it’s a snowball fight ffs) and then to a hamlet—a handful of tiny shacks scattered on a barren hillside—where Bedouin sheep herders lived. They were forced out by settlers.

by Anonymousreply 26July 15, 2025 12:08 PM

I think the fact that no mainstream news source is covering this implies they all think this story is fishy.

by Anonymousreply 27July 15, 2025 3:42 PM

[quote] They’re not “settlers.” They’re Jews in Judea.

Those "settlements" are a violation of international law. Imagine claiming land supposedly handed out by some invisible god 30 centuries ago.

by Anonymousreply 28July 15, 2025 5:04 PM

Settlers = Violent Squatters

Which is more accurate? 🤔

by Anonymousreply 29July 15, 2025 9:28 PM

R27 Many mainstream outlets have articles about his murder online.

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by Anonymousreply 30July 15, 2025 9:38 PM

Sorry for posting the same article in R30 as R4 did.

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by Anonymousreply 31July 15, 2025 9:43 PM

I watch legacy news using Sling all day in the background while I work. NONE of them have mentioned this that I am aware of. MSNBC, CNN, ABC, and of course Fox would never. It's only when I go online to find news this pops up at the bottom of the page.

by Anonymousreply 32July 15, 2025 9:43 PM

[quote] NONE of them have mentioned this that I am aware of. MSNBC, CNN, ABC, and of course Fox would never. It's only when I go online to find news this pops up at the bottom of the page.

The major networks are all beholden to Israel.

I think we all know why.

by Anonymousreply 33July 16, 2025 7:25 AM

New York Times story today.

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by Anonymousreply 34July 16, 2025 12:18 PM

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has said these violent settlers are often characterized as extremists outside the mainstream of Israeli society despite the fact that they couldn't act this way without the implicit and sometimes direct support of Israeli forces. It's odd hearing a former Israeli Prime Minister (and Likud party member) be this... honest.

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by Anonymousreply 35July 16, 2025 12:36 PM

It’s all over CNN in Europe. Interesting how CNN in Europe actually reports world news while CNN in the US focuses on US news

by Anonymousreply 36July 16, 2025 7:24 PM

There are two billion Muslims in the world, r23. You can't make that kind of colossal generalization without looking like a stupid hick. I don't believe in an afterlife, but I think your three dead friends would be appalled if they knew you were using their deaths to justify your hatred of 25% of the planet's population.

2 billion people, hun.

by Anonymousreply 37July 16, 2025 7:42 PM

[Quote] You can't make that kind of colossal generalization without looking like a stupid hick.

You must be new to DL….

by Anonymousreply 38July 16, 2025 8:57 PM

It's a truly fucked up ideology R37, causing much misery in the world. Anyone stupid enough to believe in prophets, especially a murdering, raping and enslaving one, is worthy of only loathing at the very least. The alleged peaceful ones are complicit in their profound silence.

by Anonymousreply 39July 16, 2025 9:33 PM
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