Ashrawi likened the most recent cases of manslaughter to "execution-style" killings, adding that there have been 21 examples of such violence between Israeli security forces and Palestinian citizens that have carried out since January of this year. Ashrawi also noted that the recent uptick in violence coincides with Israel's plans to formally annex parts of the West Bank, "which is the ultimate and final act of land grab and mass displacement in Israel's colonial project.""Murders, land appropriation, home demolitions, and other acts of structural violence are on the rise," Ashrawi said in her statement. "Israel will continue to act in this rogue manner and with absolute disregard to international law and Palestinian lives so long as it is shielded from legal and political accountability."Ashrawi concluded her statement pleading with the international community to punish and condemn the killings, noting that these acts of violence "normalize these crimes" worldwide - alluding to the most recent case of blue on black violence in the United States, where African-American George Floyd was killed by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.Israeli occupation forces have gunned down and killed two unarmed Palestinians in the past 24 hours.Iyad Hallak (L) was on his way to the school he attended.Fadi Samara (R) was going to pick up his wife & children.Experience indicates that there will be no accountability. pic.twitter.com/P6dg4NrhRD
— Ben White (@benabyad) May 30, 2020
"States must realize that allowing this structural violence to continue against the Palestinian people, including such crimes that are anchored in racism and impunity, normalizes these crimes worldwide," Ashrawi concluded. "Stopping this brutal and violent colonial regime is an international responsibility the world cannot avert any longer."When the Israeli occupation army exports its murderous methods, & racist violence is "normalized." https://t.co/fnxUEmCyOB
— Hanan Ashrawi (@DrHananAshrawi) May 30, 2020