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Americans laud ISIS victim Kayla Mueller as hero but was also radical anti-Israel activist

Allying herself with pro-Palestinian NGO, International Solidarity Movement, Mueller demonstrated against IDF soldiers in the West Bank village of Bil’in, before traveling to Syria.

 

Conservatives on the Internet and social media scoffed at the notion that Kayla Mueller, the young woman from Arizona who was recently confirmed killed by Islamic State radicals in Syria, was an innocent victim worthy of admiration.

Kayla Mueller, 26, an American humanitarian worker from Prescott, Arizona. – Photo: REUTERS

Indeed, many right-wing Twitter users and web commentators expressed glee at the news of Mueller’s death after reports emerged that she had participated in demonstrations alongside Palestinian and international peace activists in the West Bank. Continue Reading »