On Wednesday, Shireen Abu Akleh, a venerable Palestinian journalist, was shot dead by Israeli forces while covering a raid in the Jenin refugee camp. As usual, Israel denies that it is responsible for the killing, but eyewitness accounts and B’Tselem’s investigation refute Israel’s denials.
As if the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh wasn’t enough, Israel outdid itself on Friday when it attacked her funeral.
As the Harvard paper stated, it’s Israel’s own murderous conduct that is giving it a bad reputation.
Israel’s generations-long assault on Palestine continues as it always has – that is to say it continues unabated.
Last Friday Jewish people around the world sat down for the first Seder of the Passover holiday. But do enough of those who observe Passover really get it?