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The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

How the alleged targeting of a Palestinian American journalist lays bare the escalating tensions between Israeli forces and Palestinians.

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Episode Notes

Last month, Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed while reporting on an Israeli military raid of a Palestinian refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Multiple media investigations say the evidence suggests Abu Akleh was killed by targeted Israeli fire, not stray bullets from a chaotic skirmish. Meanwhile, the U.S. has called for an impartial investigation into Abu Akleh’s death, but has stopped short of leading such a probe.

Guest: Dalia Hatuqa, a journalist specializing in Israeli-Palestinian affairs and regional Middle East issues.

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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Elena Schwartz, Carmel Delshad, with help from Anna Rubanova and Sam Kim.

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  • Mary Harris is the host and managing editor of What Next, Slate's new daily news podcast. She has reported throughout the public radio system, for NPR, Marketplace, and WNYC.

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