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Ali Harb

‘We won’t forget’: US lawmakers call for justice for Abu Akleh

US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib speaks outside the US Capitol at news conference calling for justice for Shireen Abu Akleh on May 18 [Ali Harb/Al Jazeera]

Washington, DC – Gathered outside the United States Capitol, several members of Congress have called for accountability in the shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, linking her death to broader, continuing Israeli abuses against Palestinians.

Lawmakers from the Democratic Party joined Abu Akleh’s family in Washington, DC, on Thursday to renew demands for an independent investigation into the killing of the veteran reporter, who was an American citizen.

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