Al Jazeera journalistShirin Abu Akle was shot and killed member Israeli army while covering an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank.
Death of Abu Akle may draw new attention to Israeli military justice systemwhich is considered within war crimes investigation conducted by the International Criminal Court.
Shirin Abu Akle was highly respected journalist in the Middle East, whose unwavering coverage was known to millions of viewers.
in 51 year old journalist has become synonymous with Al Jazeera’s coverage of life under the occupation for more than two decades of its reporting in Territories of Palestine.
How did the assassination of Shirin Abu Akle happen?
According to the testimony Palestinian journalistsevents occurred in the following order, as reported by Lina AlsafinAl Jazeera Producer:
– At 6:30 a.m. a car with group of journalists arrived at the first roundabout Jenin refugee camp.
They were there to cover Israeli raid in the camp and a few Israeli snipers were located on the rooftops.
–Shirin Abu Akle got out of the car wearing a helmet and body armor with PRESS marking.
-an She was shot by an Israeli sniper. hit just below her ear.
– She fell near the wall, and the shooting continueddisturbing other journalists from reaching it.
Why is the media not reporting the death of Shirin Abu Akle?
Major news organizations such as The newspaper “New York Times concealed the reasons for the murder of Abu Akle.
Several editions had headlines that suggested thatPalestinian journalist dies on her bed or for other reasons.
The New York Times published Shirin Abu Aklepioneering Palestinian journalist, dies at 51.”
However, they forget to mention why she was killed and who killed her.
Bassam Khawajaco-director of the Human Rights and Privatization Project tweeted: “Died at 51” is a really weird way to say The journalist was shot in the head.”
Meanwhile, Human rights lawyer Kasim Rashid also denounced the NYT headline, tweeting: “Don’t fall for the NY Times obfuscation. The reality is: *Israeli soldier shot and killed journalist @ShireenNasri
in the head, killing her while she was wearing a PRESS vest.”
Faced with criticism, New York Times changed my title to more accurate a sentence describing the reality of events.