Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi's Husband Hamid Mazhar Ali: Our Search for Justice Will Continue

Hamid Mazhar Ali came to the city for the commemoration ceremony of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, who was targeted by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on September 6, 2024, and whose grave is located in Didim district of Aydın.

Making a statement to the AA correspondent at Eygi's grave, Ali said that he experienced the pain of losing his wife as if it were the first day, and that his pain did not ease even though time passed.

Stating that he constantly thinks about his wife, Ali said, "It is as difficult now as it was the day he died. It has never gotten easier. I think about him all the time. But this is also something that one has to get used to over time." he said.

Ali stated that he missed hearing his wife's laughter and joking with her.

Explaining that Eygi has supported justice struggles in different geographies since her youth, Ali said, "Ayşenur was someone who passionately defended peace and justice not only in Palestine but all over the world. She took part in many different struggles for peace and justice throughout her youth." he said.

Ali stated that the persecution in Palestine deeply affected his wife and said, "I think it affected him deeply, especially because of the process and genocide that started in 2023. That is why he felt that he had to go there. After all this brutality, seeing that all this is still continuing today would make him very angry and disappointed, like all of us."

"A hypocritical attitude"

Ali noted that they have not yet received any results from their search for justice in the USA regarding the murder of his wife, and continued as follows:

"The legal process in the USA is at the same point as the day he was killed. That is, there has been no progress. No investigation has been launched, although we have been insistently demanding for the last two years. I think this is an extremely hypocritical attitude. But it is not surprising. Because we have been seeing this for the last 20 years, since Rachel Corrie (the American peace activist who was crushed by an Israeli bulldozer while trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian family's house in the Gaza Strip in 2003). She was born and raised in America. "He was American, his parents were Americans, but he was not given justice either. This situation is disappointing, it makes me angry, but when you look at America's attitude towards Israel and its history of holding it to account, it seems extremely hypocritical."

Stating that they continue their search for justice both in Washington state and at the federal level, Ali said, "We will continue to do this. Because we know that the issue is not just Ayşenur. It is everyone who is unjustly killed around the world, including Israel." he said.

incident

Israeli soldiers opened fire on the participants during a peaceful demonstration in the occupied West Bank. Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, who participated in the demonstration in support of the Palestinians and had US citizenship, was shot in the head and seriously injured.

Eygi, who was taken to a Palestinian hospital, died on September 6, 2024, and was buried in Didim district of Aydın on September 14.

Eygi was a human rights activist and volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement, who supported the Palestinians through peaceful and civil methods against the occupation of Palestinian lands by Israel.