Journalist #ShireenAbuAkleh's family is in DC to demand justice after Israeli forces killed the Palestinian American journalist on May 11.
It's been 78 days:
◾️U.S. govt blamed killing on "tragic circumstances"
◾️Biden declined meeting family during Jerusalem visit
Nearly 20 years before #ShireenAbuAkleh was killed, an Israeli solider killed U.S. citizen Rachel Corrie while she was protesting the demolition of a Palestinian family's home.
The soldier killed her using a U.S.-made bulldozer. The U.S. still hasn't held Israel accountable.
Israeli forces have killed over 10K Palestinians since 2000 — over 2K of them were children, @btselem reports.
The families of these U.S. citizens are still waiting for justice too:
◾️Furkan Dogan, 18
◾️Mahmoud Shaalan, 16
◾️Omar Assad, 78
Each year, the U.S. gives Israel $3.8 billion in military aid.
Is the U.S. complicit in Israel's human rights violations?
Israeli forces have killed at least 45 journalists since 2000, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Information — with 2014 being the deadliest year.
In May 2021, Israel targeted and destroyed a building housing Al Jazeera, the Associated Press and other media outlets.
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