U.S. ambassador to Israel calls for "arrest and prosecution" of Heidi Levine's West Bank settler attackers - CBS News
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has demanded the arrest and prosecution of individuals who attacked American photojournalist Heidi Levine in the West Bank. Levine was beaten and robbed while covering the olive harvest, prompting international condemnation.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the dangers faced by journalists in conflict zones and the diplomatic tensions surrounding settler violence in the West Bank.
The U.S. ambassador to Israel condemned a settler attack during the olive harvest in the West Bank in which an American journalist was beaten. In a social media post on Saturday, Ambassador Mike Huckabee called the attack on Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine "vicious & cowardly," citing that she is an American citizen and had identified herself as a journalist. Several Palestinians were also injured in Friday's attack. "Those who attacked unarmed reporter should spend YRS (years) in prison," Huckabee wrote, adding that he had called for a "full investigation, arrest and prosecution" of the assailants."Attacking a female photographer is despicable act of terror carried out by masked cowards," he said, "dishonorable act of senseless violence."Video of the incident obtained by CBS News showed a group of around 20 masked men clad in black or gray clothes descending a hill from the area of an Israeli settlement outpost into an…
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