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    Killed Palestinian Journalist Had Passed U.S. Screening For Grant Funds

    Israel's defense minister alleged a photojournalist fatally shot at a Gaza protest was a Hamas member. But the U.S. said he had passed a vetting process with no ties to militants.
    by Daniel Estrin Apr 11, 2018 4 minutes
    Placards from a protest in Istanbul against the killing of Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja.

    Days after Israeli troops fatally shot a Palestinian photojournalist covering protests on the Gaza border, Israel's defense minister alleged the photographer had served as a high-ranking member of the military wing of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas since 2011.

    But State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the photojournalist had passed a U.S. government vetting process for his media company to receive a U.S. aid agency grant. The U.S. does vetting to ensure grant recipients have no ties to militant organizations or activities.

    The seemingly conflicting claims by Israeli and U.S. officials about the photographer's identity are raising new questions over a killing that drew international media coverage and calls for an investigation.

    On April 6, photojournalist Yaser Murtaja, 30, was shot by Israeli forces

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