Beat of the Week

(Honorable Mention)

Documented: In Gaza protests, Israeli troops aim for the legs

for a compelling set of photos, accompanying a story by Todd Pitman, documenting Palestinians wounded by Israeli gunfire. Israeli snipers have been targeting one part of the body more than any other – the legs. Israel says it is considers firing at the lower limbs an act of restraint as it responds to assaults on its frontier by Palestinians armed with stones, grenades and firebombs. https://bit.ly/2RUDgkI

Beat of the Week

(Honorable Mention)

Residents of US territory American Samoa sue for citizenship

for breaking the news that a lawyer is trying again to get citizenship status for residents of American Samoa, whose residents have a different status than those in other U.S. territories. https://bit.ly/2ElMa3n