US Ambassador Condemns Attack on Washington Post Photojournalist in Israel
Mike Huckabee calls settler assault on Heidi Levine a 'despicable act of terror' and demands full investigation and prosecution.
The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has condemned a settler attack that left the Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine badly beaten and needing surgery. Levine, 63, an award-winning journalist who lives in Israel, was set upon last Friday by masked Israeli settlers who used clubs and other weapons to attack Palestinians attempting to harvest their olives.
Huckabee called the attack a 'despicable act of terror' and demanded a full investigation, arrest, and prosecution to the fullest extent of the law. Levine, who described being beaten for over 10 minutes, said she was pushed to the ground and that she had her flak jacket and helmet to protect her. She has been covering the region for over 40 years and has invested decades of blood, sweat, and tears into her work.
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Mike Huckabee has condemned a settler attack that left the Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine badly beaten and needing surgery.
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Levine, 63, an award-winning journalist who lives in Israel, was set upon last Friday by masked Israeli settlers who used clubs and other weapons to attack Palestinians attempting to harvest their olives.
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