On February 3, 2024, President Biden declared, "If you harm an American, we will respond." His remarks followed the deaths of three U.S. service members stationed at an airbase in Jordan, reportedly caused by a suicide drone attack launched by an Iraqi militia However, this statement brings into sharp relief the unequal value placed on American lives in different contexts. The killing of 26-year-old activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi by Israeli military forces last Friday underscores this double