DeLauro calls for accountability for the attack on Levine
Rosa L. DeLauroU.S. representative from Connecticut
Rosa DeLauro says that if settlers will do this to an American journalist on camera, people should imagine what Palestinian families face when no one is watching, and says those responsible must be held accountable.
“If the settlers will do this to an American journalist on camera, in broad daylight, imagine what Palestinian families face when no one is watching. Those responsible for this attack must be held accountable.”
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Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine is beaten near Abu Falah; Netanyahu's office says the facts are unclear
Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine was beaten near the West Bank village of Abu Falah on October 16, 2026, while covering the olive harvest. She and other journalists at the scene said masked Israeli settlers attacked harvesters and reporters. The Israeli military condemned the incident and police opened an investigation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the facts remain unclear, and the Post's executive editor replied that Levine was clearly marked as press and clearly beaten.
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DeLauro responded to footage of the attack on Levine.
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She linked a fuller statement calling for an end to West Bank settler violence.
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DeLauro condemns the attack and calls for those responsible to be held accountable.
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