According to a 2021 Gallup survey, 79% of Republicans and 33% of LDP members say they have sympathy for Israel.
Republican U.S. Senator Mitt Romney He urged the Joe Biden administration to carry out a “complete and transparent investigation” into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Sirene Abu Acre.
In a rare move by Republicans, Utah Senator submitted a letter request to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
In a joint letter with Senator Jon Ossoff, Romney said, “The State Department urges us to ensure a complete and transparent investigation and accountability of Mr. Acre’s death.”
A Palestinian veteran journalist was killed by Israeli snipers on May 11 while reporting on Genin’s assault by occupying forces on the west bank of the Jordan River. Palestinian officials say she was deliberately targeted, even though she was clearly identified as a member of the press.
With Tel Aviv’s main ally and Abu Acre’s status as a US citizen, the Biden administration faced global pressure in the aftermath of her murder.
According to a 2021 Gallup survey, 79% of Republicans and 33% of LDP members say they have sympathy for Israel. The survey also found that 48% of moderate or conservative Democrats were sympathetic to the apartheid state.
In the United States as a whole, 58% of adults sympathize with Israelis and 25% are Palestinian. However, since 2011, the net sympathy of young US adults for Israel has declined.
Needs investigation
Al Jazeera continues to demand investigation into the killings of veteran correspondents. Abu Acre was known as the Palestinian voice for reporting the crimes committed by the Zionist state while occupying Palestine.
When she was killed, Israeli authorities swiftly attempted to distort the facts of the case, claiming that nearby armed Palestinians might have shot her.
However, authorities were forced to immediately cancel the claim, following testimony from witnesses at the scene of the incident.
According to Israeli media reports, Israel has refused to conduct a criminal investigation into the killings, even though the Occupation Forces (IOF) soldiers have admitted the crime.
Investigations revealed that journalists were shot in areas not covered by her protective equipment, even though he claimed he did not see Abu Acre through his car. Last month, an investigation by the Palestinian Authority (PA) further proved that IOF soldiers intentionally shot and killed Abu Acre.
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also submitted a letter to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on ongoing crimes against Palestinians, urging them to investigate the assassination of Abu Acre.
Al Jazeera’s Washington bureau chief Abdellahim Fukara also said he would conduct an investigation at an informal UN Security Council meeting in May.
“Al Jazeera’s position is very clear, Shireen Abu Akleh’s life is important, and a transparent and independent investigation into her murder by Israeli security forces and a serious breach of her funeral is also important,” Foukara said. I told the council. ..
Since then, the need for transparent investigations has increased, given that Israeli courts have regularly endorsed apartheid crimes against Palestinians.
The murder of a journalist also exposed the Israeli administration’s ongoing crimes against Palestinians, and IOF troops filmed attacking a casket attendant carrying an Abuakure casket at her mass funeral.
In a meeting with the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos last month, Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Altani condemned the double standard in dealing with the killing of Abu Acre.
“A Palestinian-American journalist was killed in Palestine two weeks ago and then deprived of a majestic burial. Sirene has covered Palestinian suffering for decades, and Our hearts are broken, “said the Qatar leader.
