An Atlantic contributor has called for the investigation of US journalists attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, citing video footage of Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine being attacked. The contributor, Adam Louis-Klein, has called for the journalists to be investigated "as to who they are traveling with, their contacts, including relationships with terrorist organizations, foreign antizionist radicals and extremists, and their exact role in potentially inciting or instigating or engaging in violence against Israeli civilians." The contributor has also called for the investigation to be conducted by the Israeli army.
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The Atlantic contributor has called for the investigation of US journalists attacked by I…: The Atlantic contributor has called for the investigation of US journalists attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
The contributor has cited video footage of Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine being…: The contributor has cited video footage of Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine being attacked.
The contributor has called for the investigation to be conducted by the Israeli army.: The contributor has called for the investigation to be conducted by the Israeli army.
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Atlantic contributor says US journalist attacked by Israeli settlers should be investigated
17 October 2026 14:26 BST
A contributor to the Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal and Foreign Policy has called for the journalists at the Washington Post who were attacked by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank to be investigated by the Israeli army.
Adam Louis-Klein said on X that the journalists should be investigated "as to who they are traveling with, their contacts, including relationships with terrorist organizations, foreign antizionist radicals and extremists, and their exact role in potentially inciting or instigating or engaging in violence against Israeli civilians."
Video footage circulated online this week showed Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine being knocked to the ground and repeatedly beaten by settlers with sticks.
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