Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a graduate of the University of Washington, was killed on September 6, 2024 by the Israel military near the Palestinian village of Beita. Ayşenur was in a demonstration against illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, organized weekly by the International Solidarity Movement. She was found bleeding under an olive tree with a bullet wound to her head and succumbed to her injuries soon after.

Ayşenur was a bright light in our community of learning—a gentle, generous, and powerful spirit. We remember her profound, unwavering commitment to justice and her staunch belief in the power of peaceful protest. She was a student leader in the Popular University for Gaza Liberated Zone on the UW campus, raising her voice in solidarity with the besieged people of Gaza. Her activism was anchored in the values affirmed by her humanities education in our classrooms, namely the unqualified and universal human right to equality and dignity. 

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To learn more, see the following:

1. ForAysenur website 

2. ‘Gentle, brave, silly’: American killed in West Bank remembered by loved ones

3. Why isn’t Israel being held accountable for killing my wife and other innocents?

4. Under an Olive Tree

5. The IDF Killed an American Peace Activist. Her Husband Is Still Looking for Answers.