US Ambassador Calls for Prosecution of Attackers on American Journalist in West Bank

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : Israeli Officials' Responses and Broader Context Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who wants to shore up his pro‑settlement right‑wing base ahead of closely fought October 27 elections, claimed on Friday that Palestinians or "far‑left" activists may have been responsible for the attack on Levine and other Palestinians.
36% : Huckabee, a staunch ally of Israel who has sharply criticised Israeli settler attacks against Americans, did not identify the culprits as settlers after Netanyahu tried to sow doubt as to their identity.
35% : Ambassador Mike Huckabee demanded Israel arrest and prosecute those who assaulted Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine during an olive harvest in the occupied West Bank.
33% : Kathmandu -- US Ambassador Mike Huckabee urged Israel to prosecute and jail those responsible for the attack on Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine, who was beaten by Israeli settlers while covering an olive harvest in the occupied West Bank near Abu Falah, sustaining serious injuries including a nearly detached finger, broken rib and multiple broken vertebrae.

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