US investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh branded whitewash that allows Israeli to kill with impunity
Slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is depicted in a poster, near murals of George Floyd (left), a Black American killed by police in Minneapolis in 2020, and Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi (centre) on Israel's controversial separation barrier in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Sunday, June 19, 2022
ISRAELI human rights group B’Tselem labelled a US investigation into the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh a whitewash today after it said her killing was unintentional.
“All investigations published so far conclude that Israel is responsible for the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh,” it said in a statement.
It is not clear on what grounds the US State Department seeks to dismiss her killing as “the result of tragic circumstances” and not as a crime for which those responsible should be held to account,” the human rights group added.
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