Hours after Israeli forces fatally shot Shireen Abu Akleh in May, the US Department of State called for the veteran Al Jazeera journalist’s killers to be prosecuted “to the fullest extent of the law”.Months later, after Israel said this week that there is a “high possibility” that one of its soldiers killed Abu Akleh, United States officials have redefined the meaning of accountability in the case.The Biden administration now is calling on Israel to review its policies to mitigate civilian harm, effectively dropping its earlier demand for punishing those responsible for the killing of Abu Akleh, who was an American citizen.
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