deeper into the jungle, while many local farmers who abandoned profitable coca farming after the peace deal said they need more land for food. not far from roots be farm, we found people planting seeds in a recently cleared area. lonely, come on it up. the only way we have to survive is kyla tumble implant, what you see duco, corn planting. we don't have an alternative, no support from the government. they made many promises. we got rid of cocoa, but nothing happened in exchange for that. but all may say the real enemies are powerful businesses that are clearing much larger plots of land. he cautiously take us to another huge devastated area. and yet we haven't. i mean knowing aqona until the government arrives with technical assistance and land titling an organization in a way that protects the population and the environment. unfortunately, the for station will continue. the community for as the program is small and does not offer a long term answer,

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the still no independent investigation. so all hopes of accountability fading away . this is inside story. ah hello, welcome to the program, i'm nick clock. a month ago israeli soldiers silenced the voice of palestine. al jazeera journalist, shuree in abu aclu was shot in the head while reporting on an israeli rage on a refugee camp in the occupied west bank. the palestinian american died while doing what she done for 25 years, telling the stories of resistance to his radio occupation. i'll desert continues to demand a thorough and independent investigation. the network is referring the case to the international criminal court palace to nearly this reject, to proposals for joint prob, with israel, saying it would never be transparent. enron con, has more now from ramallah,

in the occupied west, back one month gone from the killing about 0 german, the sharina barclay, and calls for an investigation into her death. continue to be ignored by the israelis. the us state department has said it wants an open independent israeli investigation, despite the fact sharin was an american citizen. oh, but investigation or not. it hasn't dim the impact about blood. she was born hours after serene r block lay was killed by israeli soldiers after screens death. there was never any doubt what her parents wanted to kill than me. born serene elbow acclaim. ron was born at mid day on may. the 11th, let the hidden liquor sitting wallclear we called her should in a blackly in order to honor her. i was in the hospital the night before. before i entered the operation room, my husband told me she had been killed and he wanted to call our daughter that i

was shocked and sad should im with guess we were going to court our baby elma. but we didn't hesitate to change the name at 2 weeks old. she's already seen israeli settlers attack a village while she won't remember this attack is likely she will see many incursions like this in her life. the kind of witness that sharina journalist would seek out and report on her. and she was doing just that in jeanine when she was shot in the head on mainland by israel soldiers. ah, on the day the funeral israeli falls and storm the procession and started to beat mourners, causing pul barrison, any drop her casket that didn't stop thousands of palestinians from marching through occupied east jerusalem to take part in a funeral and bearing this is bridget university. the most prestigious educational institution in palestine. this is where sharin helped the next generation of journalists, her losses at the campus hard. the university is announced

a number of ways to honor and remember her, including the shriek of walkley scholarship. one of the best female journalist sharon is an example that needs to remain a life for the students in order to continue learning from and is inspiring from from garza to the occupied westbank across palestine. shrines killing is not only short to be united palestinians here and abroad in grief. this is sharina bow off, lays. office is now a temporary showing to her. almost every day people are coming into this office with floral arrangements. and some i have to say very touching artwork, but this isn't about her being a journalist. this is much more than that. there's a now common saying about sharina barkley, that she was a daughter of palestine. america. oh geezer ramallah. ah.

all right, so then let's say brian, i guess raton l one is a journalist and was a friend of serene of luckily, she joins us from ramallah. 3 as dinner, brown, yellow is a member of the legal team for garza victims before the international criminal court. he joined us from berlin and joining us from paris is pulling at us. melville. she's editor chief at reporters without borders or v warm. welcome to the program at fat and i'd like to start with you if i may. of course after sharon's death, the poor. so much emotion. first of all of course, deep sadness but also anger or resentment, wholesale, frustration emanating from decades of occupation. one month on that and what's the overriding sense amongst people thereabouts, the follow up the follow up to her death? well, let's start with the pin. the pin is still as if that happened today, every day is it happened today because we still don't have an answer. we don't see anyone holding accountability for her duct and we're still demanding justice or

should in. so until now or what we hear statements given you're in there, the united states getting statement, non stop acting as if she's the 2nd degrees citizen. are holding an american passport, are living in palestine, being killed by israel or says, and until now the united states didn't ask, were a firm fast answer to why and why is the guy or that the person who took a wade i was shooting and caused us all oldest, spain is still really living his life as nothing happened. it's a painful feeling. we're fil morning. shitty and, and we're still demanding answers until now. i don't have an answer to letting alina lina, jumping from one country to another, to just the raise, the voice of cities asking for justice about heaven memo lutherans, newsroom. yeah,

yeah, yes. in which we were at so pulls within the family because she came from me was a family number member. she's not just the french is not just the colleague. she's a sister, she's a family member. and now i'm, i'm carrying on like the, the, that the, giving the answer on the adult in the family of said and when, whenever letting us, having a nightmare at night. and she just wanna do a video about like, let's push it more, let's push it more and then we spend a whole light working on that video, or should we do this or that? and then that he and we didn't have a rest like a till now she didn't even have time to warn her her and that that she lost to just jumping from one place to another just to raise up the voice. and we all need answers. we all, we only, it's someone to do that though we need to do to hold someone accountable. someone is responsible about this bullet that destroyed all of our lives. not just like me last shilling, but it destroys so many people's life around. and we just need an answer and it's

only in every single part of the world. there is a criminal and there is a victim. and there isn't a judgement in between why it's always that when it comes to palestine, that judgment is in a deep coma sleeping, not doing anything, just giving a ridiculous statement about asking for a fair, a free investigation. we have the investigation, you have the reports, you have the image. so what else do you need? a paulina dismissal from reporters without borders. the ne, i'd says fatten is to said the need to know what happened is fundamental, of course, in any unexpected death, but especially in this case, yet there is no independent investigation. we don't know the details of what happened. what the orders were, who fired the shot that killed sharing the truth is we probably never wills are right. well, we hope we will. we still hope that something will come out and we called today for

an end of the impunity on this case. because one month after like sharon's colleague, just mention nothing has happened or we demanded an independent international investigation after this. why the leader of many countries called for transparent investigation and where are we a month later? no united nation, the investigation and an israeli investigation which terminated almost when it's it began. however, she's a nicole. this case is very emblematic of what a impunity can be. and establishing the truth is absolutely necessary. it is necessary to bring a response to punish those responsible. there has been a number of reports, a since may 11th of from investigative journalist to from a different channel such as

a cnn or billing cat showing that even though the israeli authorities had mentioned the fact that palestinian were on the run and were likely to have shot the journalist, it seemed that they were not so it has to be investigated independently and it's, it's absolutely clear that this case is emblematic and that the truth will be needed. it's one additional case to the situation and one additional death. but obviously this is a clear that they are signs showing that the, the is really could be involved and this is a needed the truth is needed and thinner. if israel was not the ally that it is united states, how different do you think the story would be? well, well, very interesting question. what, what do we know at this stage that there will be no, generally in domestic investigation before any time before any us the course not

because i just thought about these, but because the presidents in the context really show that possible and these, i mean, he's a completely unwilling to bring to job piece up a potential saw international crimes like the and on the other side of the us. so thought they had the julie shawn over these case work. crime creamy. i'll stay to the bottom again. even the us policies are unwilling. there are other precedents in these regard where us domestic court say the name of the proceedings against any lively military officer on the basis on the all political motivation. because they proceeding should be initiated by the department of

justice in the department of justice as narrowly being willing to start generally in the investigation against the officer. and i think that the only possibility for an independent investigation, he can be only at an international level. there will be not just the small accountability in this case coming from domestic course also because he wants to prosecute the officer. so the only possibility he left, he's really in the hands of the particular international court ability would be national or will come on to that in a 2nd. i want to play this clip. he says, we've been hearing trina, black was an american citizen, the secretary of state was challenged early this week about the american response in his what he said, i deplore the loss of a serene. she was a remarkable journalist, an american citizen, as you will know,

and there too. we are determined to follow the facts and get to the truth of what happened or know they have not yet but know they've, i'm sorry, with respect they've not yet been established. we're looking for now they've not that we're looking for an independent credible investigation. when that investigation happens, we will follow the facts wherever they lead. it's, it's straightforward is that that is not yet happened, but it's something that we very much want to see happens fontanello. and if i can come to you, what do you make of that? answered the kid is totally ridiculous. it took only 2 weeks to send $54.00 investigators to ukraine and just with the, with the we got up to him. and now it's been a month and still you need more investigation. how many investigation should be implemented? indeed, is it so? so what about the i see the mission the i see, see what about the i see and heights of justice and where are we with the process generally for victims there. and how does this couple into those cases?

so we are now to the situation on the policy before the international court. we have the stage, the prosecutor has officially opening investigation for what kind of committee in the west bank will need to do to sell him. and they've got to be bought so far with the new prosecutor coming khan, and the particular guys being acquired to the lockdown, to fast case not award to select the alleged but patrice on some of these kinds and they declined allegedly committed. these are really baby baby, difficult to understand from a legal perspective because we are dealing with one of the most documented situation for commission of what crime and crimes against humanity. we are dealing with the situation which is before there will be no domestic investigation. so it's really basically one of the stand why the prosecute are not to be taken any effect

the malibu, so far to investigate the declining thing particular committee to buy it easily. despised the huge abundance of everything from the organ by the policy and society to his office and polling. so we have this vacuum whereby, you know, blink and saying that this is, it has to be this investigation, but he knows that israel and palestine will know not cooperate and therefore knows that will not be an investigation bit what you're saying. it's, it's imperative on the united states. the onus is on the united states to fill that back human spearhead at this inquiry into sheree and well that the thing is it has to be in a stone in the shoe. and the pressure has to continue. b, a less a tough than my colleague i, we hope that things will happen. i think it's her promises. it's a commitment from the secretary of stapleton blanking and it is absolutely

necessary that the end use such as reporters without borders, but also other organization. and dealing with this case continue just to recall the situation are right now, palestine as dropped in our index. consequently, in the in 2022 because of this violence because the, because of the number of israeli violation against palestine journalist since the weekly protest in march 2018. and there has been a huge raise of violence. and it's, it's absolutely clear that these case showed that her, there were, i mean, she was wearing sign showing. she was a journalist, there were witnesses. and there are now sayings, words, people saying that there were no palestinian a round or likely to have shot. the julie, so we have the elements and it's absolutely necessary to continue the worth thing

is impunity and impunity as lusty the quite a long time in the region. and especially for a policy and our international journalists are in this conflict that this case is very emblematic. and anyway, and as long as there is no truce or. busy elements showing that the israeli are clear and then the everyone will know that they are underneath allies. busy or something is covered and so these doesn't work and this is our role as an organization fighting for press freedom to fight against this, impunity, it is so important. and it says so important to send a signal to all the journalists who continue to gather this region. and these conflict in particular indeed and to this dino, this,

you mentioned domestic course, the united states. but what about seek your address through the u. s. court system . with the civil case. we have the president of mary colvin family recovery was the sunny times from florida. are killed in syria, she, her family took her case to the civil courts and which ruled that syria had to pay $300000000.00. a money wasn't coming any time soon, but that was the ruling. couldn't something similar happened in this case. while there will be the possibility for both c lender premium election before domestic court in the us. but as i said before, the proceeding has to be triggered by political bodies particular by the department of justice. and these is a likely that these are going to happen. one of the proceedings books, tv bringing up concern israeli citizens as you correctly say in the beginning, us stronger, you know,

like something decent. got to be just any particular sport that he's trying to focus on. but even more the us suddenly showing back equal to the previous one. the other ministration is also made a strong pressure. southern international creamy not caused by issuing the so called the executive order, which in both sectionals on the particular to the former prosecutor apartments and have stopped the relation to the investigation both for guns and a mesh on what we know very clearly that the political message we got from the west that natalie domain because both feeling that we will have a very difficult me showing in investigating casey related res office at the bottom . us will make also some ration from international call to prevent the court from investigating such international crime. indeed, as the palestinians because they refused to cooperate with it,

that he is ready investigation in the 1st place, a complete lack of trust and they didn't want to offer the bullet that they have which killed sharin. so what do you think the shape of the investigation should be to ensure that it's independent and transparent and an acceptable we need some of that. we can trust simply a stuff because we did measure o or witnessed throughout the years. and manipulation of evidence by the israeli site, and we need someone to trust that you address the family and they spoke about it. they said that it made make up their mind whether they want to go to there or not. because there's always the fear of manipulation with the evidence and this is why the palestinian authority simply didn't want to give the bullet to these. really aside, we have a connection of weapons which can they can easily make it easy that we use the palestinian fighters whose m 16 and then the israel soldier used the same

kind of weapon, but then there is always the number to that bullet. there's always a number that is related to the gun that the soldier need to sign a paper that he has those number related to that related to that person. so we can easily find a person to blame. now we need of like a site that we can trust and israeli palestinian investigation. israel is no, not in a place that we control lot in and it was, i mean they at so many places they did steal organs. they, they're still on the evidence and with a did this is not a place where we can trust. but what i know that, what would that side is going to be need to fight the in the name of sri and, and the name of every palestinian that became a victim of the rule of shooting kill whenever they feel like it. and we're not just fighting for shooting. we're fighting for every single is really a soldier that we witnessed throughout the years getting more and more aggressive

on the ground killing with the smile on their face. only by knowing that i'm a free man after that. like what we called is really folger impel. offend is the sacred cow that no one could come near. so you can see them like i was shot twice, twice out of 3 times. and the soldier was just like, i'm wearing my gear and he was just pointing the gun up and putting it down. and i was so stupid to believe that he will not shoot me. but he did. he did, and he was smiling because he knows he can do it, do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, and no one is going to hold him accountable. and even in there where a case of like the one in each branch, he was serving 3 months in jail and he was out even though he held the gun in front of cameras and he shot a person, a palestinian person. all the evidence is in front of your face. okay, so guess that he, they took him to court, but then he was only there for 3 months and then was a free man, the biggest bunch,

his life as nothing happened right and poorly. and this is important, not just for justice on the ground of course, but also as you've been alluding to, to, for journalism as a whole. and i was reading that, what is it? 80 percent of the journalist murders have gone on, prosecuted in the last decade. yes, i think it's very important as a sign of a, a prediction of press freedom june is to have to be able to cover in peace. i think it is very important that even though there was this violation of the un security council resolution 2222 on the protection of journalist under geneva convention on security of journalist. it's absolutely necessary that a journalist can know that they will be able to cover for the conflict the own. i mention for a 140 journalist,

a victims of violation on fridays march since the 2018, but it's also 30 journalist killed since a 2000. so the stall is absolutely enormous. and it's in this case is a only metric because the journalist was known, she was experienced. she obviously days all this background or around what happened . and so this is, that is why it's so important that these a strong signal for press freedom for journalists to continue to believe that it was, will come out or is one final question for the rest. you know, we got about 30 seconds left or so. do you think they will ever be justice for sure in i think that there can be justice before the international court on domestic level. but there must be a pressure by tv society policy on society international society,

but call us on international court to new to the cars. if you took to stop in investigation, it will be said, what kind of book, in particular, as a kind of case you might have because he's not in isolated parts of widespread and pick them up against policy. not so much your patient, both in the west bank and in the us. so there would be an investigation they wouldn't be justified. the pressure of the fcc will be high. otherwise the court with people ongoing would be investigating the situation. as i said, any specific case, as i said before, is showing up at the front of them being with these because the cause has shown that the to be able to be another situation. any particular thing that case. all right, we'll have to leave the thank you so much to all of you for joining us today. and l one, do you know mine yellow and pulling out of snivel. thanks so much indeed for joining

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