The killing of the brilliant Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was not only an assault on press freedom — it was an assault on truth itself. More than two years later, the Biden administration’s continued silence, evasion, and obstruction in releasing the full findings of her assassination reveal a massive cover-up. This is not about “complex investigations” or “fog of war.” It is about moral cowardice and political complicity.
Shireen was wearing a press vest. She was clearly identified. Eyewitnesses, video evidence, and independent investigations all point to Israeli forces as responsible for her death. Yet Washington continues to shield Israel from accountability, reducing a deliberate act of violence against a journalist to a “tragic accident.” Such deception dishonors both the victim and the ideals America claims to uphold — freedom of the press, human rights, and the rule of law.
The Biden administration’s refusal to demand justice for Shireen Abu Akleh — or to release classified evidence that could confirm what the world already knows — exposes the hypocrisy of its human rights rhetoric. A nation that hides the truth enables the crime.
We, the public, demand full transparency, an independent investigation free from political influence, and accountability for those who ordered and executed this atrocity. Justice delayed is justice denied — and justice buried is a crime in itself.
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