Shireen Abu Akleh murdered by Israeli Occupying Forces
Posted: May 26, 2022
By: Zeena Saifi, Eliza Mackintosh, Celine Alkhaldi, Kareem Khadder, Katie Polgase, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Aber Salman
An incredibly important Palestinian-American journalist was assasinated by Israeli Occupying Forces on May 11th. The journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, has been doing coverage for the Arab speaking world for nearly 30 years. She was a part of the ever-shrinking Palestinian Christian community, and was an American citizen. The Israeli Occupying Force was conducting a raid into a UN-recognized refugee camp, Jenin, when they opened fire on a group of journalists who were clearly marked as press. All journalists were wearing press helmets and vests, and Shireen was shot in the neck. It’s believed that someone personally aimed in a place where they could kill her, and many of the eye witnesses testify to such. The Israeli forces have denied these accusations, saying that it was the fault of Palestinian terrorists. They released a video from a separate part of the camp, and said that they need to conduct an investigation. However, there is very little hope that the investigation will do anything positive, as they rarely find themselves to be guilty.
I find this to be devastating in regards to the effects it will have on the current tension between Israel and Palestine. The conflict between them is resoundingly similar to what Russia is doing to Ukraine. And yet I haven’t heard of anyone sending support to Palestine or even talking about the Israeli Occupying Forces. It took quite a bit of digging to find this article. It’s appalling that we only ever heard stories about this when an American citizen in murdered. We are so far detached from the Eastern world, that much of this news gets pushed aside. This singular murder will have an extreme affect on much of the Arab-speaking world. Many issues in the middle east have been a direct result of America meddling in affairs that aren't theirs to touch.
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