The Takeaway: Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing looms over Biden trip to Israel, West Bank

A hedging US response to the Palestinian-American journalist's killing reinforces beliefs about favoritism for those living in the West Bank and Gaza.
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A woman lights a candle in front of a poster depicting veteran Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead while covering an Israeli army raid in Jenin, at the the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank biblical city of Bethlehem on May 11, 2022. - HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images
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Our take: Accusations that the US has “whitewashed” Israel’s role in the journalist's killing could overshadow Biden’s West Bank visit.

On Monday, the State Department said that Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh “likely” died by Israeli gunfire while she was covering an early morning raid in the West Bank city of Jenin on May 11.

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