“The State Department also released a statement from Price describing Washington as ‘deeply concerned’ about the death of Omer Assad, a Palestinian-American citizen who was found dead after being detained by Israeli Defense Forces soldiers last month. ‘The United States expects a thorough criminal investigation and full accountability in this case.’
“It was a rare example of President Joe Biden’s administration expressing concern about matters involving Israel. ‘The fact that this is an American citizen gives it a different context. Had he not been an American citizen, would the State Department be weighing in? That’s a separate question,’ said Susie Gelman, chair of Israel Policy Forum”
Israel Policy Forum
Israel Policy Forum was founded in 1993 to build support in the American Jewish community and in Washington for the diplomatic vision of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.