Sanger criticizes settler impunity and the Israeli military's response
David E. SangerNew York Times reporter and CNN political and national security analyst
David Sanger criticizes what he describes as settlers' impunity and evidence that Israeli forces have failed to respond adequately to attacks.
“the degree of impunity that the settlers seem to have in doing these attacks, far greater attacks than we've seen before on Western press, on Israeli press, but on so many others. And then considerable evidence that the Israeli Defense Forces when called have not done very much in many of these cases. That's really the remarkable part of all of this.”
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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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The CNN host asked Sanger about Netanyahu's response to the attack on Levine.
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The CNN host asked Sanger about Netanyahu's response to the attack on Levine.
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Sanger compares that response with how Netanyahu might react to an attack on Israelis.
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Sanger condemns the impunity surrounding the attack and the wider pattern of violence.
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