Israel has killed more than 46 Palestinian journalists between 2000 and 2020.
100 days after soldiers of the Israeli occupation forces killed prominent Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akure, Qatar-based media networks are calling for accountability despite mounting evidence of the killing. It points out the lack
In a statement Thursday, Al Jazeera called on all international human rights and press freedom groups, governments, journalists and influencers to step up their efforts to demand justice for Abu Akure.
Al Jazeera also called for an independent and impartial international investigation into the killings.
“Al Jazeera Media Network renews its pledge to Shireen’s family and colleagues around the world to remain committed to her cause and to continue our relentless efforts to ensure justice for Shireen,” it said. The Qatar-based network said.
The broadcaster put up an all-nighter in every office, YouTube channel Dedicated to the work of Abu Akleh.
A Palestinian-American journalist, 51, was shot dead by an Israeli sniper on May 11.
At the time, the late journalist covered the Israeli raid in Jenin while wearing a vest and helmet that clearly identified her as a journalist. The bullet targeted specific areas of the head not covered by the helmet.
Qatar, along with governments around the world, condemned the killings by Israeli occupation forces as an attempt to silence journalists.
The murder shocked the world as Palestinian and Arab families around the world mourned the death of the journalist who was called the spokesman for Palestine.
Abu Akleh joined Al Jazeera in 1997 and was known for his coverage of the 2000 Palestinian Intifada.
“I chose journalism because I wanted to be close to people… It might not be easy to change reality, but at least I could make people’s voices heard in the world,” Abu Akure previously said in an interview with Al Jazeera. said in
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The Zionist state was quick to distort the contemporary narrative of the incident, saying that Palestinian fighters were present at the scene of the murder.
However, Israel has since been forced to withdraw its statements following testimony from eyewitnesses and human rights groups and organizations.
“The investigations all came to the same conclusion, which is that they confirmed eyewitness testimony that Shireen Abu Akley was murdered by the Israeli occupation forces. It reinforces the Al Jazeera Media Network and the Abu Akure family’s claims that they have been targeted,” Al Jazeera said.
The network’s international legal experts have been working to refer the case to the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Abu Akleh’s family continues to call on Israel’s main ally, the United States, to conduct an independent investigation. The US provides up to $4 billion in direct funding to the Israeli regime.
Last month, the family traveled to the United States after President Joe Biden avoided meeting with them during his visit to Tel Aviv and the West Bank.
Abu Akleh’s family met instead with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, but in the case of the martyred journalist, the talks yielded no progress.
Abu Akure’s niece, Rina, told Al Jazeera that “the United States needs to step up its investigation into the killings of its own citizens and journalists.”
To date, the United States has failed to classify Israel as the perpetrator of the crime, despite investigations by US media such as the New York Times and Washington Post.
“The United States failed to do the bare minimum and detain Israeli soldiers. [who fired the bullet]chain of command and system of responsibility,” Lina added.
In July, the United States investigated the bullets, claiming they were likely fired “unintentionally” by Israelis. said he couldn’t.
An investigation found that the bullets came from “positions” belonging to Israeli soldiers, and the US downplayed the killings as “the result of tragic circumstances” during Israel’s raid “against Islamic Jihad factions in Palestine.”
In June, the United Nations discovered that the bullet had been fired from an Israeli sniper.
The Commission to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has told U.S. officials to follow up on Abu Akure’s meeting with the family “by taking substantial steps to investigate her death and bring those responsible to justice.” asked to do.
Israel has long targeted media outlets reporting on the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
According to PJS, Israel has killed more than 46 Palestinian journalists between 2000 and 2020.
