Israeli Army Shoots Journalists, Calls it 'Self-Defense'
Al Jazeera reports that their cameraman, Fadi Yassin, was injured by Israeli forces while covering a protest. This isn't an isolated incident; it's a chilling pattern. Shireen Abu Akleh, another Al Jazeera journalist, was killed by Israeli forces in 2022, prompting a US investigation that concluded the gunfire was 'likely unintentional' despite evidence to the contrary. How many 'unintentional'
shootings of journalists does it take before we question intent? Perhaps the IDF simply finds cameras inherently threatening. After all, what could be more dangerous to an occupying force than inconvenient footage of their actions? One might wonder if the approximately $3.8 billion in annual U.S. military aid to Israel, approved by politicians who routinely accept significant donations from
pro-Israel PACs like AIPAC , includes a budget item for 'journalism suppression and camera disposal.'