CPJ demands update on US probe of journalist Abu Akleh’s killing in West Bank
Summary
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has asked the US Department of Justice for a public update on the investigation into the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. She was shot while reporting in the occupied West Bank in 2022, and the investigation has seen little progress according to CPJ.Key Facts
- Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian American journalist, was shot dead on May 11, 2022, while covering an Israeli military raid in the West Bank.
- Abu Akleh worked for Al Jazeera and was clearly identified as press by wearing a "PRESS" vest.
- Initial Israeli military statements were inconclusive about the source of the gunfire but suggested a high possibility it was accidental from their troops.
- Independent investigations suggest Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli military fire, with some evidence she was deliberately targeted.
- The US FBI opened an investigation in November 2022 but has not shown significant progress or conducted formal witness interviews.
- Abu Akleh’s family and CPJ criticize the lack of justice for her killing and the attack on her funeral pallbearers by Israeli police.
- Abu Akleh is widely respected in the Middle East and has become a symbol for the Palestinian cause.
- CPJ called on the US government to act promptly and impartially because Abu Akleh was a US citizen.
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