Israeli Settlers Attack Journalist and Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli settlers attacked Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine in the occupied West Bank on Friday. She was covering the Palestinian olive harvest in Abu Falah.
80 settlers moved into the olive groves, Reuters reported.
10 minutes: Levine's estimate of how long the beating lasted.
Video shows at least five settlers throwing her to the ground.
2 others were treated after beatings, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said.
Why it matters: The Washington Post said Levine wore visible markings identifying her as a journalist. The Foreign Press Association said Israeli authorities have ignored its repeated calls for action.
Earlier this month, settlers beat an AFP photographer covering the same harvest.
Residents reported settler attacks across the area as the harvest began.
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Where they split: The two reports differ in emphasis: one centers on the wider settler campaign and official responses, the other on Levine's account and the video.
Center coverage, 25 sources: The center focuses on the video and Levine's first-person account of the beating and its aftermath.
Left coverage, 17 sources: The left frames the attack as part of a wider wave of settler violence against Palestinian harvesters, which press groups say goes unchecked.