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State Department statement on Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing unacceptable: US justice
A U.S. justice group on Wednesday condemned in a press release the State Department’s statement on May’s killing off iconic Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
According to Sacramento Democrats for Justice in Palestine (DJP), on July 4, U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price made the following statement about an investigation carried out by the U.S. Security Coordinator (USSC) after American ballistic experts were sent to Palestine/Israel to examine the bullet that killed American journalist Abu Akleh.
“Sacramento Democrats for Justice in Palestine, the Arab American community, and allies reject the findings of the USSC and consider the findings an attempt to whitewash Israeli crimes,” the statement said.
DJP chairman, Murad Sarama, added, “The Department of State statement is a clear mockery of a tragic event. The investigation should not stop at the examination of the bullet and should include a collaboration on the ground, as called for by 24 U.S senators in a letter to the Biden Administration, including a complete crime scene review and eyewitness reports. It is unfortunate that some independent media outlets, including a CNN report, conducted more thorough investigations.”
Representatives Ami Bera and Doris Matsui of the local congressional delegation, along with their colleagues, were urged by DJP, the Arab American community, and their friends to contact the Biden administration to reexamine the probe and request a more complete one.
