July 7, 2022 by Richard Silverstein
Those of you who’ve read this blog for some time will know that I’ve covered more stories that elicit howling outrage than I can count. So many that are so depraved that it tears at the heart. The murder of Shireen Abu Aqleh is one of those.
As if her murder wasn’t horrible enough, the aftermath has been, if possible, even worse. First, there was the funeral in which Israeli Border Police assaulted the mourners and casket-bearers, causing a riot, and nearly causing the pall-earers to drop her casket. Then, her family members, in the midst of mourning were summoned for interrogation as if they were the murderers. After that, the Israeli cover-up, though expected, strained credulity. It was so feeble, though presented with such smug certainty, that it alternately embarrassed and enraged: She was killed by Palestinian gunmen. Then she was killed in the midst of a shootout between Palestinian militants and the IDF. Finally, she may have been killed by the IDF, but it was a bullet that ricocheted and struck her.
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