Another Take: Will there ever be justice for Shireen Abu Akleh?
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Every Saturday, we revisit a story that’s in the news again. This originally aired on May 11, 2023. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.
In November 2022, six months after Shireen Abu Akleh was killed, the FBI launched an investigation, but until now, it’s unclear where the probe stands. So what happened to that investigation, and will there ever be justice for Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing?
In this episode:
- Ali Harb, (@harbpeace) Al Jazeera Journalist
- Rania Zabaneh (@RZabaneh), Al Jazeera Journalist
Episode credits:
This episode was updated by Sarí el-Khalili. The original production team was Amy Walters, Ashish Malhotra, Chloe K. Li, Negin Owliaei, Miranda Lin, Sonia Bhagat, Khaled Soltan and our host, Malika Bilal.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Hi, it's Saril Khalili, a senior producer with the take, and this is another take, stories from the archives that are relevant again now. |
| 0:20.0 | On this day, May 11, two years ago, |
| 0:23.6 | our colleague Shirin Aba Akhle was shot and killed by Israeli forces. |
| 0:29.6 | Six months later, the FBI opened an investigation into her killing. |
| 0:34.6 | Shirin held Palestinian and American citizenship. But Israel has refused |
| 0:40.3 | to cooperate with the probe. Until now, the FBI has not publicly released any findings, |
| 0:48.3 | nor has the investigation led to any statements of responsibility or arrests. |
| 1:00.9 | On Friday of this week, the Committee to Protect Journalists called on the FBI to release a timeline for the conclusion of its investigation. |
| 1:05.4 | Today, we're sharing a conversation we had last year on this day with some of our colleagues. |
| 1:12.3 | We talked about cheating's life and the investigation. |
| 1:16.4 | Here's that episode now. |
| 1:18.2 | But remember, none of the dates or other references have changed from May 11, 2023, when it originally aired. |
| 1:38.8 | Every day is a surprise for a TV news producer. |
| 1:42.8 | Gotta leave the office and run and figure something out. |
| 1:46.8 | But for Rania Zabane, one of Al Jazeera's long-time journalists in the occupied West Bank, some days, the surprises are harder than others. I've been covering |
| 1:54.8 | this story for 20 years. You know, there are certain risks associated with reporting under occupation. |
| 2:00.0 | It's no secret. |
| 2:01.8 | May 11, 2022 was one of those days. |
| 2:06.6 | We're bringing some breaking news. |
| 2:08.6 | An Al Jazeera correspondent has been shot by Israeli forces. |
| 2:12.3 | We understand that she's being killed. |
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