Washington, Feb. 5 -- Congressman Andre Carson issued the following press release:
Congressman Andre Carson (IN-07) has reintroduced the Justice for Shireen Act, requiring an independent investigation and report to Congress on the killing of American-Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
Ms. Abu Akleh was killed on May 11, 2022, while wearing a clearly marked press vest and reporting on a military raid taking place in the occupied city of Jenin. Later that month, Rep. Carson led a letter signed by 58 Members of Congress to the FBI and State Department calling for an independent investigation. A later investigation by the Israeli government confirmed that an Israeli soldier shot Ms. Abu Akleh in her line of duty as an American journali...