Lazar Berman
Times of Israel, May 12, 2022
As Israel comes under harsh criticism in the West over the death of veteran Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, killed as she covered clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen during an IDF raid in Jenin on Wednesday, the response in much of the Muslim world has been relatively muted.
The Palestinian Authority Health Ministry and Palestinian witnesses, including other journalists, charge that Israeli troops raiding Jenin on Wednesday morning fired the gunshots that killed Abu Akleh.
Israeli leaders claimed she was likely killed by Palestinian fire. Defense Minister Benny Gantz told parliament on Wednesday afternoon that preliminary findings showed “no [Israeli] gunfire was directed at the journalist,” whereas “we have seen footage of indiscriminate shooting by Palestinian terrorists, which is likely to have hit the journalist.” IDF chief Aviv Kohavi said later Wednesday that, at this stage, “it was not possible to determine whose gunfire she was hit by.”
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