In an abandoned church cleared by the Israeli army on the West Bank of the Jordan River. File photoWASHINGTON, May 11 The United States strongly condemns the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shirin Abu Akle in the West Bank and demands a prompt investigation, State Department spokesman Ned Price said. An Al Jazeera correspondent was shot dead in a Palestinian city Jenin, where she covered the Israeli raid.
Palestine calls for revocation of Israel's African Union membership»With a broken heart, we strongly condemn the murder of an American journalist Shirin Abu Akle in the West Bank. The investigation must be immediate and thorough. Those responsible must be held accountable,» Price wrote on Twitter. He called her death a challenge to media freedom around the world. The White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre earlier condemned the incident. Israelis and Palestinians hold each other responsible for the murder of Abu Akle. The Israeli authorities put forward a version that the journalist could have come under fire from Palestinian militants, but a colleague who was with her said that there were no shootings near them.
