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The Israeli military has finally released the results of its inquiry into the May 11 killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and it is now admitting that there’s a “high possibility” that the bullet came from an IDF soldier, however Israel also said that they will not press criminal charges against the solider responsible. Abu Akleh’s family put out a statement condemning the Israeli report and reiterating their demand for the Biden administration to take meaningful action. “Our family is not surprised by this outcome since it’s obvious to anyone that Israeli war criminals cannot investigate their own crimes,” it reads. “However, we remain deeply hurt, frustrated, and disappointed.”

Former federal prosecutor Dan Goldman is the beneficiary of AIPAC spending in a NY congressional primary victory over a progressive, while AP’s Matt Lee quizzes the State Department about why it’s had Israel’s supposed evidence for designating Palestinian human rights groups as terrorists for nearly a year and not been able to say there’s nothing there.