Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian journalist, was murdered by an Israeli sniper exactly a year ago.
What followed her murder?
What happened in Palestine in this past year?
And what concepts serve as good lenses to look into this case which is so painfully illustrative of what’s been happening in Palestine for decades?
It’s all in my episode.
I hope you choose to learn about and condemn Israeli state violence.
You can also read more about the murder of Shireen in my article from last year.
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