This article is part of The New Arab’s States of Journalism series, a sustained exploration of freedom, repression, and accountability in MENA and global media landscapes. Read more of the series’ articles here. Earlier this week, The Washington Post published an investigative report which thoroughly concluded that Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was murdered by Israeli soldiers while wearing her press vest and doing her job. Then in an absurd twist of events, the Post undercut its own outstanding journalism by publishing an opinion piece from its editorial board. In it, not …