The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called President Biden and Vice President Harris’ failure to call the family of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a U.S. citizen killed by Israeli forces in Gaza “disturbing and disappointing.”
President Joe Biden has not talked with the family of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, the dual U.S.-Turkish citizen who was killed by Israeli troops in the West Bank last week, the White House said Monday. Vice President Harris has also not spoken to the family as of yet.
SEE: Biden has not called family of American citizen killed in West Bank
In a statement, CAIR Deputy Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell said:
“President Biden and Vice President Harris’ failure to call the family of an American citizen murdered by an Israeli sniper is deeply disturbing and disappointing, especially given that both of them quickly contacted the family of an Israeli-American killed by Hamas. It is long past time for the Biden administration to start treating all American families as equally worthy of respect and all human beings, including the people of Gaza and the West Bank, as equally worthy of life.”
He noted that last week, CAIR called on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute the Israeli officials, soldiers and illegal settlers responsible for committing violent crimes against Palestinian-Americans, including the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and Turkish-American peace activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi.
Yesterday, CAIR called on the Biden administration to address a UN report asserting that Israel is conducting a “starvation campaign” in Gaza.
SEE: CAIR Calls on Biden Admin to Address UN Report on Israel’s ‘Starvation Campaign’ in Gaza
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com