Israel: World Leader in Killing Journalists, 3 Years Running
According to RSF, 29 Palestinian journalists were killed in Gaza this year alone. This isn't an aberration; it's a pattern. The UN has, on multiple occasions, highlighted Israeli forces targeting journalists, including Shireen Abu Akleh's killing in 2022. Each incident is met with 'regret' and 'investigations' that rarely lead to accountability, or even a pause in the behavior. While France 24
publishes the fact, they gloss over the blatant disregard for press freedom and human lives. Perhaps the US military aid—like the $14 billion earmarked in the recent supplemental bill (HR 815, passed Feb 2024)—comes with a clause for plausible deniability. How many 'unintended' journalists must die before accountability becomes a policy, not a platitude?