Key takeaways: Documentary names alleged killer of Al Jazeera’s Abu Akleh
aljazeera.comPublished: 5/8/2025
Summary
The documentary "Who Killed Shireen?" reveals that Israeli soldier Alon Scagio, now dead, was responsible for killing Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May 2022 while she was working in Jenin. Despite Israel admitting the killing may have been accidental and US officials initially supporting the claim that Palestinians were to blame, Biden administration officials later refused to investigate further, citing fear of angering the Israeli government. Meanwhile, ongoing U.S. support for Israel has allowed it to escalate violence in the West Bank and Gaza while international criticism grows silent or weak.