"Murdered Palestinian American Teen's Family Criticizes U.S. Response"

The family of Tawfic Hafeth Abdeljabbar, a 17-year-old Palestinian American teen shot and killed in the West Bank, feels abandoned by the U.S. government, with no outreach from Congress or the White House. Israeli forces have killed 12 Palestinian children, including Abdeljabbar, in the occupied West Bank this year. The U.S. State Department has called for an urgent investigation into his death, but the family believes more should be done to advocate for Palestinian Americans and their families in the region. Abdeljabbar's father criticized the U.S.'s support for Israel, stating that American tax dollars are used to support weapons that kill Palestinian children.