American photographer attacked by Israeli settlers feels 'insulted' by Netanyahu's response
Levine said she broke several vertebrae and accused Netanyahu of downplaying settler attacks as rights groups reported hundreds of Palestinian assaults this harvest.
- On Thursday, Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine was attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, suffering broken vertebrae after attackers kicked her for about 10 minutes despite her protective vest marked "PRESS."
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed recent settler violence on a small number of troublemakers, yet rights groups report that hundreds of Palestinians have been attacked during this year's olive harvest, which began in late September.
- Levine told The Associated Press she was "shocked and insulted" that Netanyahu referred to the attack as alleged, while Israeli President Isaac Herzog called her to condemn the violence and describe the attackers as a "stain on Israeli society."
- Former Mossad director Tamir Pardo and other security officials signed a letter condemning the violence as a "disgraceful phenomenon" encouraged by the highest echelons of government, signaling sharp internal criticism of settler attacks.
- With national elections two weeks away, Netanyahu faces mounting international condemnation, as opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot warned that settlers are "burning up the last shreds of legitimacy" left to the state.
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Washington Post Photographer Criticizes Netanyahu, Praises Herzog After Attack in Judea and Samaria
JERUSALEM (AP) — Heidi Levine, a veteran photographer for The Washington Post who was severely injured in an attack by Jewish settlers in Judea and Samaria, said Sunday she felt “shocked and insulted” by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s response, while praising Israeli President Isaac Herzog for personally expressing his shame over the incident. Levine suffered […]
JERUSALÉN (AP) — The Washington Post photographer who was attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank with such brutality that several vertebrae fractured her on Sunday said she is increasingly angry because the U.S. military...
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American photographer attacked by Israeli settlers feels 'insulted' by Netanyahu's response
The American photographer attacked by Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank so badly that several vertebrae were broken said she feels "insulted" by Netanyahu's response.
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