Independent in that they're not beholden to either side: the Israelis or the Palestinians (any faction). They're a major international news organization that ha

Independent in that they're not beholden to either side: the Israelis or the Palestinians (any faction). They're a major international news organization that has people on the ground. The major threat to Al Jazeera journalists over the last several years has come from the IDF, not from Palestinians. There are plenty of examples of the IDF killing Al Jazeera journalists, but I'm not aware of any cases of them being killed by Hamas.