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Sammy Westfall retweeted
To be clear: Some facts are neither in dispute nor unclear. Our photographer was clearly marked as Press. She was clearly beaten. These are not partisan or risible statements, but indisputable. We urge a thorough investigation and accountability.
The Prime Minister’s Office: The facts surrounding the confrontation near Abu Falah, during which Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was allegedly assaulted, remain unclear and are under investigation. Israel unequivocally condemns violence against anyone—Jews, Arabs, Christians or journalists. Those responsible will be held accountable. But serious questions remain. Reports indicate some 200 Arabs and far-left activists confronted approximately 40 Israeli youths. Footage shows masked individuals on both sides hurling objects, amid reports of fireworks fired at Jewish youths. Other footage appears to show Levine knocked down and immediately helped to her feet by the same unidentified individual. The investigation must establish the facts, including who initiated the violence. We will not allow disputed incidents to be exploited to demonize the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria. The facts must determine the conclusions. Not the headlines.
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Sammy Westfall retweeted
The kind of event that she has covered, time and time again, in the West Bank. She and @sammy_westfall recently published this in-depth piece looking at settler violence in the West Bank, which @Heidiphotos worked on tirelessly, for months. washingtonpost.com/world/202…
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Sammy Westfall retweeted
.@Heidiphotos is a legend -- a role model + guide to so many of us & a remarkable example of deep kindness and compassion in the field after so many years covering this conflict. She was attacked bearing witness to settlers attacking an olive harvest... wapo.st/4B6E8Jb
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Sammy Westfall retweeted
"Between 2013 and 2022, the Israeli government approved only three settlements, according to Peace Now... Since then, the government has approved more than 100, including 34 in March alone." From @sammy_westfall & @Heidiphotos washingtonpost.com/world/202…
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Sammy Westfall retweeted
Asked why reporters had been instructed to lower the window shades on the plane, Trump said that it was “because you’re probably on a dangerous flight." “But if I go, you go. Right?" Trump added. “Perhaps someday you want to change professions”
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Sammy Westfall retweeted
How did this happen? We’re told Trump boarded the legacy Air Force One in Turkey. But moments later, he secretly moved from that jet to a smaller C-32A that was parked nearby. He moved from one jet to the next aboard an airport catering truck, out of sight from the media.
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Sammy Westfall retweeted
The International desk of the @washingtonpost was one of the most special places in journalism. It was sadly dismantled but I’m so proud of all my colleagues there and where they are all going. The @nytimes is so lucky to have @emilyrauhala nytco.com/press/emily-rauhal…
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Sammy Westfall retweeted
PERSONAL NEWS: I've joined the @NewYorker full-time as a global-affairs columnist, where I'll be writing a weekly essay on the world. It's a dream gig and I'm still pinching myself that I get to say all these incredible, talented journalists I've long admired are my colleagues!
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▫ A hail of bullets for ship risking run in strait ▫Seafarers just trying to do their jobs are caught up in the currents of international conflict, at grave peril ▫@sammy_westfall ▫tinyurl.com/228e74zu @washingtonpost #frontpagestoday #USA 🇺🇸
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Sammy Westfall retweeted
Three months later, this is my last @washingtonpost story — delayed because nearly everyone involved in it was laid off. I am very grateful to newsroom friends who made sure it published anyway, and to brave Roman Mongold and his family for their time. wapo.st/4cNY7Cm
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Sammy Westfall retweeted
Some of the ceasefire’s key details remain unclear, significant gaps remain between Washington and Tehran’s respective plans, and traffic is yet to resume in the Strait of Hormuz… a rocky ceasefire start. w @sammy_westfall @natalie_allison washingtonpost.com/world/202…
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The Austrian Hospice in Jerusalem’s Old City urges Christian pilgrims to book 16 months ahead. Four days before Easter, I rang its 124-room guesthouse for a room—they said I’d be the only guest. My quick dispatch from a locked-down Old City on Holy Week: wapo.st/41NyHOC
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