US politics and the Israel debate collide in a story that is bad for Palestinian Americans and for the idea that Washington protects its own citizens abroad.

• Israeli soldiers threw a stun grenade during a raid in a West Bank village, causing an 82-year-old Palestinian American to fall and hit his head.
• The soldiers reportedly shrugged off the injury even after learning the man was a US citizen, and other troops seized phones to delete the footage.
• The same village is where Israeli forces killed a 14-year-old American last year — part of a pattern with no accountability.
• Senator Chris Van Hollen is demanding an investigation and says Israel's ambassador, Mike Huckabee, should resign if he can't protect Americans.
• Critics slam Senator John Fetterman for refusing to criticize Israel, tying his stance to pro-Israel lobbying money, while most US media ignores the incident.

Outlook: With no arrests for any of the roughly ten Americans killed in the region since 2022, expect the case to fade without consequences unless Congress forces an investigation.