Activists accuse Israeli settlers of assault in occupied West Bank
Summary
Activist Adele Shoko said Israeli settlers assaulted her, U.S. journalist Jasper Nathaniel, and activist Andrey X in Umm al-Khair in the occupied West Bank. She said Nathaniel and Andrey X were detained by Israeli authorities, and that Andrey X was injured and denied hospital care; videos she posted appeared to show men beating the two activists.Key Facts
- Shoko said settlers beat and threatened her and her two colleagues and took equipment and personal belongings.
- Shoko said Nathaniel was pepper-sprayed and taken away by Israeli forces.
- Shoko said Andrey X suffered a concussion, lost consciousness several times, and was taken to a police station instead of a hospital.
- Videos posted by Shoko showed men beating Nathaniel and Andrey X, and authorities leading Nathaniel away.
- The article also describes an October 16 attack on Palestinian olive harvesters in Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah.
- Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine said settlers beat and robbed her during that attack; she was hospitalized.
- A Palestinian man was shot in the leg by Israeli soldiers who arrived at the scene and fired live ammunition and tear gas.
- The Washington Post’s executive editor condemned the attack on Levine, and several U.S. lawmakers called for an investigation and an end to settler violence.
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