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Ali Harb

Shireen Abu Akleh: US is no ‘objective observer’, advocates say

Israeli forces attack mourners carrying the coffin of slain Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, on May 13, 2022 [Ammar Awad/Reuters]

Washington, DC – The United States needs to “look in the mirror” and reassess its unconditional support for Israel, Palestinian rights advocates say, as calls to condition billions in annual US aid are growing in the aftermath of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing.

The US State Department has urged an “immediate and thorough” investigation into the killing of Abu Akleh, a US citizen, who was shot dead by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank this week.

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