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Slain Palestinian journalist Abu Akleh memorialized with museum
The Palestinian Authority on Thursday laid the cornerstone of a museum in the name of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh one year after her ... World News -
Senator calls on State Department to release new report on Shireen Abu Akleh killing
In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week, Van Hollen, a Democrat, said that he asked the State Department “several times” over the last 12 days regarding the matter. Middle East -
TV network Al-Jazeera submits slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh’s case to ICC
TV network Al-Jazeera submitted the case of slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to the International Criminal Court on Tuesday, saying she was killed ... Middle East -
US probe into death of Shireen Abu Akleh ‘important step,’ says her family
The family of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was likely killed by an Israeli soldier, on Tuesday praised a US decision to open a probe ... Middle East -
Israel says US move to investigate Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing ‘serious mistake’
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday that Israel will not cooperate with any external investigation into the killing of ... Middle East -
US calls for accountability after Israel admits soldier likely shot reporter
The United States urged accountability from Israel Monday after the army admitted one of its soldiers had likely shot Palestinian-American reporter ... Middle East -
‘High possibility’ Israeli soldier killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh: Israel army
Israeli investigations into the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh concluded that she was likely unintentionally shot by an ... Middle East -
US calls for ‘accountability’ in Abu Akleh case ahead of Biden West Bank visit
The United States called on Wednesday for accountability over the death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, whose killing during an ... Middle East -
US invites family of slain journalist Abu Akleh to Washington: Official
US President Joe Biden’s administration has invited relatives of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to Washington, an American official ... Middle East -
Family of Palestinian-American killed in West Bank lashes out at US President Biden
“It is as if you expect the world and us to now just move on. Silence would have been better,” the family of Shireen Abu Akleh said in a letter to Biden. Middle East -
US says own experts examined Israeli bullet that killed Shireen Abu Akleh
The US said Tuesday that experts on its own team investigated the bullet that killed Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, after ... Middle East -
US says Shireen Abu Akleh likely shot from Israeli side but not intentionally
The United States said on Monday that the Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was likely killed by gunfire from Israeli positions but that there ... Middle East -
Israel says it will test bullet that killed Shireen Abu Akleh, Palestinians disagree
Israel said on Sunday it would test a bullet that killed a Palestinian-American journalist to determine whether one of its soldiers shot her and said ... Middle East -
Palestine to hand over bullet that killed Shireen Abu Akleh to US authorities
The Palestinian Authority will hand the bullet that killed prominent Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to US authorities for forensic ... Middle East -
Over 20 senators tell Biden to get US ‘directly involved’ in Shireen Abu Akleh probe
“In order to protect freedom of the press, a thorough and transparent investigation under US auspices must be conducted to get to the truth and provide accountability for the killing of this American citizen and journalist,” the senators wrote. Middle East -
Israel police end probe into Shireen Abu Akleh funeral violence, findings unreleased
Israeli police said Thursday they had concluded an internal investigation into violence at the funeral of slain al-Jazeera TV journalist Shireen Abu ... Middle East -
US has not been asked to help in probe of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing
Neither Israel nor the Palestinian Authority has formally requested US assistance in investigating the killing of a Palestinian-American reporter ... Middle East -
Over 50 Democrat lawmakers ask for FBI probe into Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing
“As an American, Ms. Abu Akleh was entitled to the full protections afforded to US citizens living abroad,” they said. Middle East -
Israeli military identifies soldier’s rifle that may have killed Shireen Abu Akleh
The Israeli military has identified a soldier’s rifle that may have killed Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, but said it cannot be ... Middle East -
Israel arrests pallbearer beaten at journalist’s funeral
Images of baton-wielding Israeli officers beating the pallbearers, who at one point nearly dropped Abu Akleh’s coffin, drew widespread international condemnation and stoked anger over the killing of the reporter during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank on May 11. Middle East -
Dozens hurt in clashes at Palestinian funeral in Jerusalem
More than 70 Palestinians were wounded in overnight clashes with Israeli forces at a Jerusalem funeral, Palestinian medics said Tuesday, in unrest ... Middle East -
Israel’s top Catholic prelate condemns police funeral attack
The top Catholic clergyman in Israel on Monday condemned the police beating of mourners carrying the casket of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh ... World News -
UN rights chief criticizes Israeli attack on mourners during Abu Akleh’s funeral
The United Nations’ High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, in a statement criticized the Israeli police attack against mourners during ... Middle East -
US Sec Blinken offers support to family of slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with the family of slain Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh after criticizing Israel’s use of force ... World News -
Palestinians welcome foreign support in inquiry into reporter’s death
The Palestinian Authority said on Saturday it would welcome international support in the inquiry into the death of an Al Jazeera journalist, while ... Middle East -
Israeli beating of Palestinian mourners recalls apartheid: Tutu foundation
Israeli police charging the funeral of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is “reminiscent” of violence during apartheid South Africa, the ... Middle East -
US criticizes Israeli attack on mourners during Shireen Abu Akleh’s funeral
“This is a day where we should all be marking, including everyone there, the memory of a remarkable journalist who lost her life,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said. Middle East -
US President Biden, Jordan’s King Abdullah discuss tensions in Jerusalem
US President Joe Biden and Jordan’s King Abdullah II met Friday and discussed ways to reduce tensions in Palestine and Israel, the White House ... Middle East -
Violence erupts as Shireen Abu Akleh’s coffin emerges from Jerusalem hospital
Israeli forces stormed a Jerusalem hospital grounds Friday as the coffin containing the body of a slain journalist emerged ahead of burial, with ... Middle East -
Interim Israel army probe says unclear who shot Al Jazeera journalist
The interim findings of an Israeli army investigation could not determine who fired the bullet that killed an Al Jazeera reporter in the occupied West ... Middle East