US condemns ‘criminal violence’ in West Bank after settler attack on Washington Post journalist

The United States on Friday condemned “criminal violence by any party” in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli settlers attacked American photojournalist Heidi Levine while she was covering violence against Palestinian olive farmers for The Washington Post. “We condemn criminal violence by any party in the West Bank and support appropriate investigations as well as legal accountability for those responsible,” a State Department official said on condition of anonymity, according to AFP. “The Department has reached out to the Washington Post to offer consular assistance,” the official added.