Who killed Shireen? It also lifts up the truth about our attempt to kill the 2022 veteran Al Jazeera reporter.
Behind the filmmaker is a new documentary about Israeli troops killing Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the filmmakers say they have revealed the identity of the soldiers pulling the trigger.
Who killed Shireen? It is a 40-minute investigative documentary released Thursday by Washington, D.C. media company Zeteo, who identified the killer as a 20-year-old Israeli soldier who was his first battle journey to occupy the West Bank and lifted the lid on an attempt by the U.S. to avoid being held responsible for the murders.
Dion Nissenbaum, executive producer of the documentary, told Al Jazeera that its manufacturers have set out to discover exactly who is behind the murders — secrets that Israel has so far protected — and they hope these findings will lead to further investigations.
He said.
He added: "We found some evidence that both Israel and Biden administrations covered up Shireen's killings and allowed soldiers to escape without any responsibility."
Shireen's brother Anton Abu Akleh said the documentary was "very important" to her family. "I'm sure it will allow the Israeli army to target her systematically like other news reporters in Palestinians," he said.
The documentary not only conducts exclusive interviews with former U.S. officials, but also exclusive interviews with former top Israeli officials and soldiers, as well as journalists who met Shireen in person.
"We hope people will think of Shireen's idol," Nissenbaum said.
Abu Akleh wore a helmet and obvious news vest when she was killed during the Israeli raid on May 11, 2022, in a behavior that Al Jazeera Media network was denounced as a "cold-blooded assassination."
News organizations, rights groups and the investigation into her killings conducted by the United Nations all concluded that Abu Akleh was killed (probably intentional) by Israeli soldiers.
Israel initially tried to blame the incident on blame and suggested that Palestinian fighters killed journalists but eventually backed off the claim and admitted that its troops were responsible for her death, calling it a "accident."
A year later, the Israeli military said it was "very regretful" about Abu Akleh's death, but said it would not launch a criminal lawsuit against the soldiers believed to be behind the killing.
After Israel's apology, the United States has waived its demand for a criminal investigation into Israel.
The death of Abu Akleh shocked the world and focused international attention on the Israeli killing of Palestinian journalists.
Nearly 200 journalists were killed in the first 18 months of the Israeli full-scale attack on Gaza, with at least 42 of whom were killed while working, the journalist said on Friday.