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The rapidly spreading Norte Fire is burning homes in San Juan Capistrano, CA, fanned by warm, dry Santa Ana winds.
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“Let me die,” American photojournalist Heidi Levine repeats to journalists Jasper Nathaniel as they try to outrun masked Israeli settlers who attacked her on Friday while she covered the olive harvest in the West Bank village of Abu Falah, near Ramallah.
Around 80 settlers attacked Palestinian olive harvesters in the village, AP reported. The Palestinian Red Crescent said it treated six people injured in two attacks in Abu Falah.
Levine, a freelancer for the Washington Post, told the Committee to Protect Journalists that the settlers knocked her down and kicked her for at least 10 minutes, even after she identified herself as an American journalist. They stole her camera, phone and bag. She was eventually taken to a hospital in Ramallah.
"The IDF provided cover, with tear gas and machine guns, while the settlers beat" Levine "nearly to death," Nathaniel wrote, adding that soldiers then shot a Palestinian bystander and aimed their guns at and shoved paramedics trying to treat him. AP photos and circulating videos show Israeli soldiers standing over a wounded Palestinian man after they shot him.
Andrey X, an activist also at the scene, said a Palestinian man "saved our lives from the settler-terrorists who attacked the olive harvesters and journalists” armed only with a slingshot.
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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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"What pains me most is that, in so much of the rhetoric and so many of the positions we have witnessed, the human being in Gaza seems to have been reduced to a number—a civilian repeatedly told to leave, again and again, or remain and face death"—Watch our interview w/ Eyad Amawi
⚡️NEW: Gaza Aid Worker on Life as Genocide Enters Fourth Year
From Deir al-Balah, Eyad Amawi speaks with Drop Site's @sharifkouddous about life on the ground in Gaza, three years after October 7 and a year into the so-called ceasefire. youtube.com/watch?v=Ba-RkbFV…
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Remembering our colleagues, Eliana and George. trib.al/EU4kHuS
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NEW: For 20 years, Middle East Forum, a right-wing think tank has been quietly collecting information on thousands of Muslim individuals and organizations in a vast database. Here is what I saw — and what they had to say. huffpost.com/entry/middle-ea…
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A really sad day. This is the paper that made the nation care about Jeffrey Epstein and helped uncover the Hope Florida scandal alongside @TB_Times.
Florida needs the @MiamiHerald
The @MiamiHerald eliminated 30 positions today including excellent City of Miami beat reporter @tessriski & legend @kaufsports.
The Miami Beach beat reporter was open but won’t be filled.
Is the Miami Herald going to cover the City of Miami anymore?
Local journalism matters.
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NEW: Once the rising star of higher education, USC has been treading water for a decade — in part thanks to secret internal dysfunction.
This is the untold story of how USC almost ran aground, and the improbable rise of its new leader. w/@_hamilton_matt lamaterial.com/p/usc-what-ha…
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‘Pretty sure he’s wet:’ Immigration agents used racial slurs during LA sweeps, court records show.
“Yeah, just plug us in wherever you see some tonks and we’ll jump out.”
“tonks everywhere selling food.”
W/@WendyFry_
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From @TheAthleticFC: The Egyptian team was left angered by several refereeing decisions as it exited the World Cup, with both the team's head coach, Hossam Hassan, and star forward Mostafa Ziko saying the referees favored Argentina. nyti.ms/4viri6q
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AI is helping gas stations collude to raise California fuel prices, lawsuit says: apnews.com/article/gas-price…
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LAPD data shows at least 278 unhoused people have been shot and killed in Los Angeles since 2015. An investigation by LAist and The LA Local found that's an undercount. laist.com/shooting-deaths-of…
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NEW: Spencer Pratt’s campaign has logged nearly $15K in charges at Hotel Bel Air, categorized as “candidate travel, lodging and meals.”
Today’s campaign disclosure shows this:
Hawaa Abdullah, daughter of Amin Abdullah, the security guard who was killed along with two others in Monday's shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, honored her father as a role model and the "absolute best dad in the world." abcnews.link/szqfszC
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Has there been drama in your mom’s group over alternative medicine/MAHA stuff?
I’d love to talk to you for a story if so! And don’t have to use your name. DM me/hit me on signal (info in bio) if you’d like to chat. Thanks
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BREAKING: The Democratic candidate for OC assessor lost her party’s endorsement due to complaints that she repeatedly tried to use campaign money to pay for personal expenses, LAist has learned.
Such expenditures would violate the law. Story from @ByYusra
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