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A Turkish-American activist who was shot dead by the Israeli Defence Forces while attending a protest in the West Bank was buried on Saturday. Azsenur Ezgi Eygi, who lived in Seattle and held both US and Turkish citizenship, was buried in her home town of Didim in Turkey. Egyi was shot and killed by Israeli forces last week during a protest against settlement expansion. She posed no threat to Israeli forces at the time, according to a fellow protester, Jonathan Polland, who is an Israeli. He also said the shooting came during a moment of calm following clashes between protesters and troops. Eg…

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