Thread by @ajplus

It's been 100 days since Israeli forces killed Al Jazeera journalist #ShireenAbuAkleh.

There has been no accountability for her killing.

She was shot in the head while doing her job and wearing a "Press" vest on May 11. 🧵

Israeli snipers killed journalist #ShireenAbuAkleh as she was covering Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank.

Israel initially tried to blame Palestinians for the killing. The UN disproved this claim, finding "no evidence" for it.

Israel has changed its story multiple times.

Israel has refused to open a criminal investigation on the killing of journalist #ShireenAbuAkleh.

This impunity for its violence against journalists is not new:

▪️ Israel killed at least 45 journalists since 2000
▪️ 0 Israeli soldiers have been convicted for killing them

Israel does not punish soldiers for killing journalists, but often punishes journalists for doing their jobs.

Since 2020, Israel arrested at least 26 Palestinian journalists, reports @theintercept, claiming their reports on Israeli abuses against Palestinians is "incitement."

The U.S. cleared Israel of intentionally killing #ShireenAbuAkleh — without investigating.

Her family has kept pushing for accountability — for Shireen and other families.

"Our family's grief is not unique. Shireen wasn't even the first U.S. citizen killed by Israel this year."

UN investigators confirmed Israeli snipers killed #ShireenAbuAkleh with "seemingly well-aimed bullets."

CNN, New York Times and Washington Post had similar findings.

The U.S. refused to condemn Israel, calling the killing an unintentional "result of tragic circumstances."

Biden refused to meet #ShireenAbuAkleh's family when he visited Israel.

Instead, he invited them to DC for a meeting with lower-ranking officials, which he did not attend.

Her niece said, "We're still waiting to see if [he] will meaningfully answer our calls for justice."