Washington Post photographer injured in West Bank settler attack

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 17:31 · Archive

Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine was attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank on Friday while covering clashes during the Palestinian olive harvest in the village of Abu Falah. The attack left her with broken vertebrae.

From her hospital bed at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, Levine told the Associated Press she was 'shocked and insulted' by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's response to the incident. She objected to Netanyahu characterising the attack as alleged, stating that the prime minister 'had all the evidence on the table'. She also expressed anger that Israel's military seemed to protect settlers more than Palestinians they threaten.

The attack on Levine and Palestinians was followed a day later by an attack on European diplomats in a Christian village. Netanyahu has attributed such violence to a small number of troublemakers. However, Israel's president called Levine to express condemnation of the violence, and several of the country's top former security and intelligence officials signed a letter expressing shame over the attack.

Rights groups report that hundreds of Palestinians have been attacked during the olive harvest season, which started in late September, with a few killed. The incident comes as Netanyahu faces close elections two weeks away, amid growing international condemnation of settler violence and the illegality of West Bank settlements under international law.

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• Photographer attacked by settlers in the West Bank feels insulted by NetanyahuWashington Post photographer Heidi Levine, attacked by Jewish settlers in the West Bank, says she's angry that Israel's military seems to protect settlers more than those under threat.News4Jax · 18 Oct, 16:53
• Photographer attacked by settlers in the West Bank feels insulted by NetanyahuWashington Post photographer Heidi Levine, attacked by Jewish settlers in the West Bank, says she's angry that Israel's military seems to protect settlers more than those under threat.Clickorlando · 18 Oct, 16:53

In this story: Heidi Levine · Benjamin Netanyahu · Washington Post · West Bank · Abu Falah

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