(Jason Ditz, Antiwar.com) Violence against Palestinians and the press has been on going problem in Israel in general for years, but the level of such incidents in the occupied West Bank has reached a fevered pitch in recent months, with Israeli settlers attacking people with virtual impunity.
The latest attack saw Washington Post veteran photojournalist Heidi Levine among the casualties. She and others were attacked by settlers clad in black near the town of Birzeit. The 63-year-old Levine was wearing a press vest and helmet, and was knocked to the ground and beaten badly enough to put her in the hospital. Others involved in the olive harvest were similarly beaten and at least one was shot.
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