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Star journalist killed in the West Bank: 'She was the Arab world's answer to Ulla Terkelsen' | Abroad | DR USA and EU demand killing of Arab star journalist investigated. For decades she has covered the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, but today star journalist Shireen Abu Akleh herself was killed while doing her job. It happened when she covered early this morning an Israeli military raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin. According to her employer, Al Jazeera television station, the 51-year-old Palestinian-American journalist wore a helmet and a bulletproof vest with the word "press" when she was shot in the face. Al Jazeera accuses Israel of "deliberately going after the killing of our colleague". She was someone you looked up to. Souha Al-Mersa, Danish journalist about killed Arab journalist The murder has shocked many - especially in the Arab world, where Shireen Abu Akleh, who was the mother of three, was a familiar face. and the United States calls for an independent inquiry into what led to the death of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh early Wednesday. .- Shireen was a very iconic figure, she says.- She is known as a brave and restrained journalist who one is used to seeing reporting from rather violent events. One can say that she is the Arab world's answer to Ulla Terkelsen. She was so famous, she says. As a young woman with a woman with Syrian-Lebanese roots, Souha Al-Mersal herself was inspired by Shireen Abu Akleh to become a journalist. - She was one of the first female reporters to appear on television. screen and showed courage in a very tough but also male dominated. She was someone you looked up to. She was always matter-of-fact and calmly recounted what happened, even though she was standing in the line of fire and in the middle of violent riots, says Souha Al-Mersal. Abu Akleh himself lived in Jerusalem. Therefore, many in the Arab world also perceived her as a credible witness and mediator of the conflict in the Israeli-occupied territories.- As a journalist, she lives even in these difficult circumstances and who have been in the region. Unlike Western reporters, who may come from outside, says Souha Al-Mersal. She is shocked by the killing of the journalist. - I fear that it may contribute to the freedom of the press, she says. be afraid to show up for work tomorrow because they do not know if their lives may be in danger or if they will be shot, she says.The immediate message from the Israeli military was, according to Reuters, that Israeli soldiers fired back, after The military initially said the journalists may have been hit by "Palestinians". hit in the back by the shooting episode.He is in condition and tells that there were neither militants nor others in the area when a small group of journalists were hit by shots.He the explanation that militant Palestinians should have shot at journalists, "like a lie" .The killing of the journalist is condemned by the organization International Media Support, which works to protect journalists in conflict areas.The organization says it "looks like an illegal execution" from a "state actor" .- Abu Akleh bar a press vest and a helmet when she was murdered. She was killed by a shot to the unprotected part of her head, the organization writes. This killing will, if it really holds true that it is an Israeli soldier who shot a Palestinian journalist, make it more difficult for Israel. Anders Jerichow , senior correspondent, PolitikenIt is not the first time that the Israeli army has been accused of hitting .Last year, an Israeli air strike hit a building that housed, among others, the Associated Press news agency and Al Jazeera television station. USA's UN Ambassador, Linda Thomas Greenfield , calls for a thorough investigation of the events in Jenin.- We urge both sides to participate in this investigation so that we can get to the bottom of why this happened, says the ambassador.The same demand comes from.- It is necessary that a thorough, independent investigation will be established in the circumstances of the incident as soon as possible, and that those responsible will be held accountable, according to a statement from the Foreign Service. ichow, senior correspondent at Politiken, which has covered the Israel-Palestine conflict for many years, the killing could be a problem for the Israeli. a visit in June.- This killing, if it really holds true that it is an Israeli soldier who has shot a Palestinian journalist, will make it more difficult for Israel, he says.- Both in relation to the Arab countries, which until very recently, they have gotten on better terms with and against countries that Israel considers its close allies, especially the United States, says Anders Jerichow.