The Guardian
US envoy urges prosecution after West Bank settlers attack photojournalist
US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned the settler assault on photojournalist Heidi Levine and urged arrests and prosecutions. Levine was badly beaten, needs surgery and is recovering in an Israeli hospital. The masked Israeli settlers used clubs and other weapons to attack Palestinians trying to harvest olives in the occupied West Bank.
What to know
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Mike Huckabee called for those responsible for the attack to be arrested and prosecuted.
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Heidi Levine, 63, is a Washington Post photojournalist who lives in Israel.
Why it matters
The case concerns journalist safety in the occupied West Bank and the US ambassador to Israel’s call for criminal accountability for those responsible.
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