The Take: Settlers killed US citizen Sayf Musallet. Will there be justice?

An uncle remembers his nephew, an American killed by Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank.

People carry the body of Sayfollah Kamel Musallet, a Palestinian American who was beaten to death by Israeli settlers, during his funeral near Ramallah, in the Israel-occupied West Bank, July 13, 2025 [Ammar Awad/Reuters]

Sayfollah Musallet, a Palestinian American, was killed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank on July 11, just days before his 21st birthday. His death is one of nearly 1,000 killings involving settlers this year, and his US citizenship has helped draw rare calls for a US investigation. Could this case shift how Washington responds to settler violence in the occupied West Bank?

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  • Hesam Musallet, uncle of Sayfollah Musallet

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters, Sari el-Khalili, Chloe K Li and Sonia Bhagat, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Melanie Marich and our guest host, Manuel Rápalo. It was edited by Kylene Kiang.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 

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