White House calls images of Israeli police attacking funeral of slain Palestinian journalist 'deeply [View all]
Source: The Independent
White House calls images of Israeli police attacking funeral of slain Palestinian journalist ‘deeply disturbing’
‘We regret the intrusion of what should have been a peaceful procession’
Alex Woodward
New York
13 hours ago
White House press secretary Jen Psaki called the scenes from a funeral procession in Jerusalem for a Palestinian-American journalist who was fatally shot during an Israeli raid “deeply disturbing”, as widely shared footage shows Israeli officers beating pallbearers carrying the coffin containing the body of Shireen Abu Akleh.
“We have all seen those images. They’re obviously deeply disturbing. This is a day where we should all be marking, including everyone there, the memory of a remarkable journalist who lost her life,” Ms Psaki said from the White House on Friday 13 May.
“With the disturbing footage from the funeral procession today in Jerusalem, we regret the intrusion of what should have been a peaceful procession,” she said. “We urge respect for the funeral procession, the mourner and the family at this sensitive time.”
She added that Joe Biden’s administration remains “in close with with Israeli and Palestinian authorities.”
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