Gitzin calls for more protective activity against settler violence
Mickey GitzinActing CEO of the New Israel Fund
Mickey Gitzin condemns the attack on Levine and Palestinians and urges more protective presence, legal aid and public opposition to the violence.
“NIF's answer to the escalating violence is to double down: get more people on the ground, more legal aid, more voices speaking out against the brutality.”
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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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Gitzin described the attack on Palestinian farmers and Levine near Abu Falah.
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Gitzin described the attack on Palestinian farmers and Levine near Abu Falah.
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He says the fund supports protective activists, legal help for victims and reporting for Israeli audiences.
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Gitzin calls the escalating settler violence brutality and advocates efforts to protect its victims.
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