Palestine officially accuses Israel of murdering reporter Shireen Abu Akleh

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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority on Thursday said its investigation into the shooting death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh proves she was deliberately killed by Israeli forces.

Israel is likely to reject the findings as biased and unfounded.

The Palestinian attorney general, Akram Al Khateeb, announced the results of the investigation at a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

“The only shooting was by the occupation forces, with the aim of killing,” he said.

Abu Akleh, a veteran Palestinian-American reporter for Al Jazeera’s Arabic service, was shot in the head on May 11 during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank.

Witnesses and Palestinian officials have said she was hit by Israeli fire. Israel says she was shot during a battle between its soldiers and Palestinian militants. It says that only a ballistic analysis of the bullet -- which is held by the Palestinian Authority -- and the soldiers’ guns can determine who fired the fatal shot.

Al Khateeb said his investigation had determined there were no militants in the area and claimed the army saw Abu Akleh and other journalists and knew they were journalists. The group were all wearing protective vests and helmets at the time.

https://apnews.com/article/israel-middle-east-shootings-journalists-a6357f081edc4e540e9c7e54816b95ac

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33 minutes ago, Bambino said:

Palestinian-American

So is she an American citizen/journalist who was working over there? Wouldn't the US also like to know what happened to her?

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5 hours ago, PartySick said:

So is she an American citizen/journalist who was working over there? Wouldn't the US also like to know what happened to her?

She was a Palestinian who held a US citizenship. Yes, the US should actually investigate what happened and impose sanctions on those who did it.

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4 minutes ago, Bambino said:

She was a Palestinian who held a US citizenship. Yes, the US should actually investigate what happened and impose sanctions on those who did it.

Gotcha. I've never heard of this person before this (don't hate, I live in the US' bubble ).

I hope our intelligence agencies get involved then. Though I fear they'd just take Israel's word for it.

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10 minutes ago, Bambino said:

Yes, the US should actually investigate what happened and impose sanctions on those who did it.

The US imposing sanctions on Israel? We might start living on Mars before that happens 

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10 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Gotcha. I've never heard of this person before this (don't hate, I live in the US' bubble ).

Oh I'm not hating. People willing to learn how to address such a tragedy are welcome  

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5 minutes ago, Meat said:

The US imposing sanctions on Israel? We might start living on Mars before that happens 

Sad but true. It's just so unfair.

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39 minutes ago, Bambino said:

Oh I'm not hating. People willing to learn how to address such a tragedy are welcome  

I realize I'm missing a lot of context from the whole thing, even after years of lightly moderating the subject, but I'm always interested in reading about the accounts of people impacted by it all.

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On 5/27/2022 at 2:17 AM, PartySick said:

I realize I'm missing a lot of context from the whole thing, even after years of lightly moderating the subject, but I'm always interested in reading about the accounts of people impacted by it all.

I hope more people have this vibe when learning about Palestine.

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2 minutes ago, Bambino said:

I hope more people have this vibe when learning about Palestine.

Travelling to Palestine and visiting the cities with a palestenian guide would be a great introduction to this conflict. Maybe you would be shocked whats really going on... I have done that and it was eye-opening.

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Just now, xoxojohnwayne said:

Travelling to Palestine and visiting the cities with a palestenian guide would be a great introduction to this conflict. Maybe you would be shocked whats really going on... I have done that and it was eye-opening.

I would love to read about your experience.

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I’m just sad all over again that she is no longer here with us. I don’t have faith in justice being served, but I will pray for Shireen and all the brave journalists risking their lives to bring us the truth. 

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3 hours ago, Bambino said:

I would love to read about your experience.

i think you wouldnt be happy about it

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5 hours ago, xoxojohnwayne said:

i think you wouldnt be happy about it

Why? I'm ready to read about it all.