Israeli inquiry into Shireen Abu Akleh killing draws condemnation

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Palestinian officers, rights advocates, and household of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh slam findings of Israeli military’s inquiry.

This handout file picture obtained from a former colleague of Al-Jazeera's late veteran TV journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh (Akleh), shows her reporting for the Qatar-based news channel from Jerusalem on May 22, 2021.
Abu Akleh was killed on Could 11 whereas overlaying an Israeli raid within the occupied West Financial institution metropolis of Jenin, regardless of sporting a helmet and flak jacket clearly marked 'PRESS' [File: AFP]

Palestinian officers, human rights campaigners, and the household of Shireen Abu Akleh have criticised the Israeli navy investigation, which stated there's a “excessive chance” that the Al Jazeera journalist was “by accident hit” by an Israeli soldier.

The Israeli military, nevertheless, stated it might not be launching a felony investigation into the killing of the veteran Palestinian-American journalist after releasing the outcomes of their very own inquiry on Monday.

The announcement got here even supposing Al Jazeera Media Community, and several other different inquiries by main human rights teams and media organisations, have lent assist to witness accounts that Abu Akleh was shot by an Israeli soldier.

Abu Akleh, 51, was killed on Could 11 whereas overlaying an Israeli raid within the occupied West Financial institution metropolis of Jenin, regardless of sporting a helmet and flak jacket clearly marked “PRESS”.

Palestinian witnesses instructed Al Jazeera’s The Take podcast that they have been by no means contacted by Israel as a part of the investigation.

Listed here are the reactions thus far to the report:

Abu Akleh’s household

In a press release, Abu Akleh’s household rejected the outcomes of the Israeli investigation findings and stated it might proceed to name on the US authorities to hold out a “thorough, impartial, and credible” investigation.

Israel tried to “obscure the reality and keep away from duty for killing Shireen Abu Akleh”, the assertion learn.

“As anticipated, Israel has refused to take duty for murdering Shireen. Our household isn't stunned by this final result because it’s apparent to anybody the Israeli conflict criminals can not examine their very own crimes. Nevertheless, we stay deeply damage, annoyed, and upset,” the assertion added.

“We'll proceed to demand that the US authorities comply with via with its acknowledged commitments to accountability.”

B’tselem

B’tselem, an Israeli human rights group, stated Abu Akleh’s killing is a part of Israel’s “outrageous open hearth coverage”.

“It’s not an investigation, it’s whitewash; it was no mistake, it’s coverage,” the group stated in a press release.

“Monumental public and worldwide stress was wanted to make Israel spurt a faint confession that considered one of its troopers had killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, whereas on the identical time shaking off any duty for her dying,” it stated.

“The killing of Abu Akleh is the predictable results of Israel’s outrageous open hearth coverage within the Occupied Territories. This coverage claims increasingly victims whereas the whitewash continues undisturbed.”

Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian politician

Palestinian politician Hanan Ashrawi additionally slammed the report as “disgusting”.

“Apparent obfuscation, misdirection, & lies. The Israeli military who’s liable for the homicide of Shireen Abu Akleh has determined to exonerate itself. Disgusting,” Ashrawi wrote on Twitter.

Omar Shakir, HRW

Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch, stated the US-based rights group stands “in solidarity” with Abu Akleh’s household.

“All of the proof factors to Israeli forces having killed her,” Shakir wrote on Twitter.

“The Israeli military probe was a whitewash. Victims of Israeli abuse have confronted a wall of impunity for years. We echo the household’s name for the US to research.”

Palestinian Authority

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, stated the report is yet one more try by Israel to keep away from duty for Abu Akleh’s homicide.

“All proof, info and investigations which have been carried out proved that Israel was the perpetrator and that it had killed Shireen and it ought to bear duty for its crime,” Abu Rudeineh was quoted as saying by the state-run Wafa information company.

He stated the Palestinian management will proceed to “comply with up” with the “related worldwide our bodies”, together with the Worldwide Felony Court docket, on all information associated to Abu Akleh’s killing.

Israel is not going to be allowed to “escape punishment” for its ongoing crimes in opposition to the Palestinian individuals, Abu Rudeineh added.

Hamas

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem stated the findings launched by the Israeli “occupation military” is a “new try to flee full duty for [Abu Akleh’s] assassination”, which was “confirmed” by all of the obtainable info and proof.

“The killing of journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh … is an all-out crime that the occupation should be held accountable for,” Qassem stated.

Al Jazeera Media Community

Al Jazeera denounced the findings of the inquiry, saying it was “an try by the Israeli Occupation Forces to evade the felony duty” for the deadly taking pictures of Abu Akleh.

“Al Jazeera Media Community denounces the findings of this investigation and stresses that this elusive admission is nothing however an try from the IOF to evade the felony duty for the killing of Shireen, which has been confirmed by quite a few impartial and worldwide investigations,” the Qatar-based community stated in a press release.

“Al Jazeera condemns the Israeli Occupation Forces’ reluctance to explicitly admit their crime and makes an attempt to evade the prosecution of the perpetrators,” the assertion learn.

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