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RINJ seeks ICC prosecution of killers of woman journalist
“The case of the Israeli murder of Shireen Abu Akleh is a crime against humanity and a crime against female humans everywhere. For this crime, Israel and America seek their usual impunity. The ICC is asked to investigate and prosecute this crime as if Shireen is the sister of each and every one of us, because she truly is the sister of each and every one of us and there but for the grace of Allāh go we.
“In May 2021, Israel slaughtered 263 Gaza civilians incl. 58 Kids, 38 moms and Shireen reported that story as did we under enormous protest from Israel and the United States.
“For this reportage Israel assassinated Shireen Abu Akleh with obvious White House approval. That the USA endorsed the killing is becoming more apparent in recent days and while only a suspicion, as yet incapable of proof, it is an apparent thing we know in our hearts.
“That Israel targeted and killed Shireen Abu Akleh, is beyond a reasonable doubt, capable of proof. The ICC is again asked to prove itself above political influence and act immediately to the current petitions for ICC action. Don’t rest yet, if that suits you, Shireen. If so, please help guide our actions. We are one with all who love you and seek justice for our beloved sister.”
Did Israel assassinate Shireen Abu Aqleh for being female?
The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh | Fault Lines
On May 11, 2022, Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was reporting from the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank when an Israeli soldier shot and killed her. The Israeli military would eventually admit it was “possible” she was killed by their fire. But Abu Akleh was also an American citizen and her killing has brought into sharp focus the United States’s handling of her case. In The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, Fault Lines spoke with witnesses from that day and took questions to the White House and State Department about whether the US will investigate her shooting.
Executive Producer: Laila Al-Arian Senior Producer: Kavitha Chekuru Correspondent: Sharif Abdel Kouddous Director of Photography: Singeli Agnew Palestine Producer: Ayman Abu Ramouz Editor: Adrienne Haspel Additional photography: Malek Hosni & Jeremy Raff Drone photography: Ayman Abu Ramouz Translation: Laila Al-Arian, Sharif Abdel Kouddous, Maram Humaid, Mohammad Alsaafin, Riham Mansour Sound mixer: Luke Rowher Color correction: Edwin Rodriguez Fact-checking: Abdulai Bah Special thanks: The Abu Akleh family, Walid Omary, Mohammad Ghoush, Rania Zabaneh, Jamal Elshayyal, Abderrahim Foukkara, Chris Sheridan, Dalia Hatuqa, Josh Rushing
Key words: #shireenabuakleh #Aljazeeraenglish #Palestine
