Sir, – It is welcome news indeed that the FBI is to investigate the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, the esteemed and long-serving Palestinian journalist.
It is not at all surprising that the Israeli government has made it clear that they will not cooperate with this investigation, stating it stands by the soldiers who shot her. This is despite being an ally of the United States and hugely funded by them.
We should remember that the Israeli defence forces at the time falsely claimed that Shireen was shot (in the head) by a Palestinian, before objective investigations showed there was no such gunfire at the time. They belatedly admitted they had shot Shireen, while claiming it was “mistakenly”.
Mark Weiss (“Israel refuses to co-operate with US inquiry into journalist’s killing”, November 16th) states, “But her family, as well as much of the Palestinian community, still blame Israeli forces for deliberating targeting the veteran and highly respected journalist”.
Pancake Tuesday: The only recipe you need for making an easy, better batter
My elderly mother’s health is declining quickly. Should we prepare her home for sale?
‘Where I come from, people don’t do medicine. It’s not on your radar’: how a new generation of doctors is being trained
Pancake Tuesday: What’s the history, what does ‘shrove’ mean and what’s the significance for single people?
He must surely be aware that the New York Times, CNN and the thorough investigation by Belling Cat all came to the same conclusion. – Yours, etc,
BETTY PURCELL,
Dublin 6W.
