SJM 8014 — Requesting an investigation into the killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi.

S-4413.2S-3583.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 8014 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Senate Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Saldaña, Orwall, Alvarado, Dhingra, Frame, Hasegawa, Lovelett, Nobles, Slatter, Stanford, Trudeau, Valdez, and C.

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and WHEREAS, Eygi's strong sense of commitment to human rights compelled her to travel to the West BankBank, Palestine, in September 2024 as a peaceful human rights observer;

and WHEREAS, Eygi was tragically killed at the age of 26 on September 6, 2024, in the West Bank, when,Palestine, accordingwhen to eye witnesses, she was unprovokedly shot by an Israeli military sniper while bravely and peacefully observing the illegal displacement of Indigenous Palestinians from their homes to make way for an Israeli settlement;settlement, an act of profound bravery and selflessness;

and WHEREAS, In honor of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi as a human rights advocate, community organizer, and university alumna, the University of Washington Middle East Center established a public lecture series in her name to foster public education, dialogue, and civic engagementp. on issues of international human rights, global peace, and environmental sustainability;

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2and SSJM 8014 WHEREAS, Rachel Corrie of Olympia, another Washingtonian human rights activist, traveled to the Gaza Strip in 2003 as part of a human rights mission and was tragically killed in Rafah on March 16, 2003, when she was fatally crushed by an Israeli military bulldozer operated by two Israeli soldiers, as she stood to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian family's home, an act of profound bravery and selflessness;

and WHEREAS, Justice and accountability are imperative for both Rachel and Ayşenur, as well as for all United States citizens unjustly killed abroad;

and WHEREAS, Justice and accountability for the unjust killing of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi and other United States citizens abroad require the full attention of the United States government, including a transparent, thorough, and independent investigation led by the United States into her death at the hands of Israeli military forces;

NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully request that the United States open a transparent, thorough, and independent investigation into the killing of Eygi by Israeli military forces, to ensure justice and accountability for Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi and all United States citizens wrongfully killed at the hands of a foreign government.

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