An American was just shot in the West Bank. The American press can't be bothered.

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TIL;Dr he was shot in the back of the leg and is expected to recover
Qaysiya, the Bethlehem resident under threat from settlers, said she fears that it is only a matter time before they are forced to give up property that they have held in their family for years. Even children have gotten involved.
“There are young settler kids also coming who are only around 12 years old with knives and guns,” Qaysiya said. “It is really something shameful that these settler organizations are using these kids, telling them they will be rewarded and taking advantage of them.”
Israel demonstrating who controls who.
An American put themselves into a known, violent war-zone and we're supposed to give a fuck that they got shot? Sounds like a Darwin award candidate.
- They were protesting the removal of a family from their home in the West Bank.
  I’ll be sure not to give a shit if you ever get dropped and present the award at your funeral though.
  
  They put themselves in harm's way and then got harmed. Not news worthy.
- What we should be giving a fuck about is the violent theft of land that legally belongs to the Palestinian inhabitants and is internationally recognized as designated for a Palestinian homeland. The fact that this unarmed American was shot from behind is just an example of the IDF's cowardly tactics.
  Why, they're so trigger-happy they could easily get a job as police in the US!
  
  What we should be giving a fuck about is the violent theft of land that legally belongs to the Palestinian inhabitants
  Sure, but that's not the subject here. Try to stay on subject. Some dumb shit put themselves in harm's way and then got harmed. Not news worthy...
- Human rights workers and journalists go into conflict zones to document and protect civilians. It is a war crime to target them.
  
  an activist from New Jersey
  He was neither a human rights worker nor a journalist... he was just a stupid fucking American that got himself shot. Again, not news worthy.
- This is the kinda garbage redditor-tier comment I didn’t miss since coming to lemmy
  
  Funny... this post is the kind of stupid shit that reminded me of Reddit and one of the reasons for coming over here.
- The West Bank is not a war zone.
  
  If you're just going to lie then there is no reason to even talk to you.

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