Recently, two separate groups from the House of Representatives published letters concerning the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. One letter demanded a full, fair and impartial investigation into her death, while the second called upon the Palestinian authority(PA) to release the bullet that killed her so the question of who killed her can be settled based on facts, not speculation.

Both letters are right. The first is correct in calling for an impartial and complete investigation into the death of the journalist. We need to find out for certain who did it and how and why and punish those who merit it. The second letter, which also supports an investigation, is also correct as there can never be a fair and impartial investigation so long as the PA says it concluded it was an intentional killing by the IDF but will not release the bullet that could likely end all questions. It’s either from an IDF firearm or it isn’t, so let’s find out.

I was surprised to see CNN issuing a report blaming the IDF without the bullet that killed her being made available. That’s not reporting; that’s an unsubstantiated opinion being fobbed off as investigative journalism. After the scandal with Chris Cuomo aiding and abetting his brother while supposedly a neutral journalist, that hasn’t helped restore confidence in the network.

BTW, if the bullet is from an IDF weapon, don’t you think the PA would release it? So I’ve got my opinion as to who’s responsible, but unlike the PA and CNN, I want to see that bullet before declaring.

Ms. Akleh’s death was a tragedy, and if turns out she was intentionally killed by IDF troops, they should be held accountable. The same holds true if she was killed by PA supporters or any other group. The PA seems more interested in scapegoating Israel than in finding out the truth. I was a criminal defense lawyer for thirty none years and that’s how we characterized prosecutors who hid the evidence.