Washington Post Photojournalist Attacked During West Bank Clashes
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was severely beaten by approximately 50 kicks during clashes near Ramallah on Friday. She believes her attackers were Jewish rioters and credits her helmet and vest with saving her life. The Mateh Binyamin Regional Council claims the Palestinian Authority provoked the confrontation. The IDF has not commented.
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- Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was attacked and kicked about 50 times near Ramallah.
- Levine stated her helmet and vest likely saved her life during the assault.
- The incident occurred during clashes in the village of Abu Falah on Friday.
- The Mateh Binyamin Regional Council blamed the Palestinian Authority for provoking the confrontation.
- The IDF has not yet issued a comment on the reported assault.
Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was assaulted on Friday during clashes in the village of Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah. Levine, wearing a press vest and helmet, was reportedly kicked approximately 50 times by individuals believed to be Jewish rioters. She stated that without her protective gear, she might not have survived the sustained assault. "They kept kicking me again and again," Levine recounted, describing how she was knocked down multiple times while trying to protect her cameras and bag. The attackers eventually took her equipment. The Mateh Binyamin Regional Council offered a different account, claiming the Palestinian Authority instigated the confrontations by bringing "hundreds of anarchists and terrorists" to clash with Israelis near Abu Falah, using olive harvesting as a pretext. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have not yet commented on the incident.
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