The United States Department of Justice has notified the Israeli government that the FBI opened an inquiry into the death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
The Al Jazeera reporter was killed in May while covering an Israeli counter-terror raid in Jenin. An IDF probe previously concluded that Abu Akleh was likely mistakenly shot by a soldier who failed to identify her as a member of the press.
The unprecedented decision by the Biden Administration to launch a criminal investigation into alleged wrongdoings by a US ally comes after a months-long assault against Israel in the media, with some accusing Jerusalem of “murder.” HonestReporting found that in the first six months after Abu Akleh’s death, prominent US news outlets produced over 500 articles about the tragic incident in the West Bank.
While every death is a tragedy in war, the disproportionate news coverage and lack of comparable international outcry when it comes to incidents that do not involve Israel suggest that bias against the Jewish state might be at play.
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