Long before The Washington Post’s June 12, 2022, report — “How Shireen Abu Akleh Was Killed” — the newspaper had reached its verdict about who was responsible for the Al Jazeera journalist’s death.

Akleh was fatally shot on May 11, while reporting on Israeli counter-terror raids in Jenin. But within hours of her death, Post staffers not only blamed Israel, but they alleged that she was “murdered in cold blood.”

The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA) pointed out to Post staff, including executive editor Sally Buzbee, that the employees were violating published standards and ethics, while simultaneously casting doubt on the newspaper’s ability to report on the Jewish state fairly and accurately.

As reported by The Algemeiner

Sean Durns
Senior Research Analyst at Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA). His articles have appeared in the Washington Examiner, The Washington Times, Fox News, The Jerusalem Post, and elsewhere.