Cory Booker
Role at the time: U.S. senator from New Jersey
Condemned
Response to this claim
Israeli troops in the area were trying to disperse a large and violent crowd and did not see the assault on Levine.
“Civilians and journalists should never be targets. I'm horrified by attacks on Palestinian villagers and Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine. This attack, along with reports that nearby Israeli security forces did not intervene, demands a full investigation and real accountability”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Sen. Cory Booker X post on the attack on Heidi Levine and Palestinian villagers · Cory BookerPost text
Booker posted this as a quote post of The Washington Post's report on the attack near Abu Falah.
Why we used this label
The reference point is the October 16, 2026 beating of Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine near Abu Falah, which she and other witnesses attributed to masked Israeli settlers. Booker says he is horrified by the attack and calls for accountability, which condemns it.