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A Palestinian child sits on a barrier blocking a street in the middle of the West Bank city of Hebron that Palestinians are prevented from using while illegal Israeli settlers have free movement under protection of the military. (Photo: Wikimedia/Austin 202)

Years before the murder of American aid worker Jacob Flickinger in Gaza brought worldwide outrage this week, and calls to cut off aid to Israel, pro-Palestinian activists condemned Israel’s murder of American Rachel Corrie. Now activists should welcome all those who decry Israeli human rights abuses.

The entrance to the Jenin Refugee Camp. (Photo courtesy of the author)

Since October 7, my friend Aseel watched as her community in Jenin refugee camp became a target of Israeli attack. “They have even been aggressive toward the infrastructure, as though every inch of our city was resisting them,” she said.