Abbas demands US seek justice over Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing

Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas told the UNGA that Israel does not believe in peace [Caitlin Ochs/Reuters]

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has demanded the United States pursue justice over the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

“As well as having Palestinian nationality, she was also an American citizen,” Abbas said in remarks at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday. “I dare the United States to prosecute those who killed this American national, but they won’t. Why? Because they are Israelis.”