"Father of Slain Palestinian-American Teen Condemns Israeli Military Actions in West Bank"

The father of 17-year-old Tawfiq Ajaq, a Palestinian-American teen killed in the West Bank, criticized US military support for Israel, stating that their tax dollars were being used to support the weapons that killed their own children. Tawfiq, who grew up in New Orleans, was shot dead by Israeli forces under circumstances that remain under investigation. His family and community mourned his death and called for justice, while also expressing concern over the slow and rarely resulting investigations into deadly shootings of Palestinians by Israeli authorities. The incident occurred on the same day that leading progressive and Jewish members of Congress criticized US military support for Israel, following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rejection of a Palestinian state and the ongoing war in Gaza.