{"id":20090,"date":"2026-08-20T04:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T04:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daizygedeon.com\/news-blogs-and-cultures\/2026\/08\/20\/palestinian-american-flies-to-west-bank-and-raises-u-s-flag-to-defend-home-from-israeli-settlers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:13:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:13:53","slug":"palestinian-american-flies-to-west-bank-and-raises-u-s-flag-to-defend-home-from-israeli-settlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daizygedeon.com\/news-blogs-and-cultures\/2026\/08\/20\/palestinian-american-flies-to-west-bank-and-raises-u-s-flag-to-defend-home-from-israeli-settlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian American Flies to West Bank and Raises U.S. Flag to Defend Home From Israeli Settlers"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcP2qybzFUn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin:1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcP2qybzFUn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View this post on Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcP2qybzFUn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Daizy Gedeon (@daizygedeon)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nLoui Ridi, a Palestinian-American from Toledo, Ohio, watched from across the ocean as state-backed Israeli settlers surrounded his family\u2019s home in the occupied West Bank, cutting off water and electricity to trap his brother and teenage nephew inside.<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t wait for diplomatic lip service. He bought a plane ticket, flew straight into an active war zone, scaled his own roof, and raised the American flag\u2014using the emblem of the very empire bankrolling his oppressors as a desperate shield against land theft.<\/p>\n<p>Armed settler militias operate with complete military protection, invading Palestinian towns, torching property, and starving families out of their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Even an American passport won\u2019t protect you when a settler-colonial state decides your land belongs to them.<br \/>\nFrom Toledo to the West Bank, Palestinians refuse to be erased or intimidated off their ancestral land.<\/p>\n<p>Washington sends billions in military aid while its own citizens are forced to dodge state-backed mobs just to protect their family homes.<\/p>\n<p>END THE SETTLER VIOLENCE. 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