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Aysenur Eygi's friends reject Israeli explanation of killing

Season 2024 Episode 256 | 4m 49s

President Biden responded to Israel's claim that the killing of an American in the West Bank was unintentional by saying the death of Aysenur Eygi is "totally unacceptable." Eygi’s family said those statements weren’t enough, and accused Biden of "complicity" in Israeli occupation and “whitewashing” the killing. Nick Schifrin spoke with two of Eygi's friends, Juliette Majid and Kelsie Nabass.

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