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19 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
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Belgium's foreign minister says masked settlers have attacked a group of European diplomats in the occupied West Bank.
The West Bank violence has shocked much of the world, with Britain spearheading economic sanctions that in turn led Israel to close the British consulate in Jerusalem.
Footage circulating online appears to show several diplomats being attacked in the vicinity of the village of Taybeh, Israeli police said.
Extremists assaulted residents and broke a European diplomatic vehicle’s window, witnesses said, as settler violence surges in the territory during the olive harvest.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleged a "smear" campaign against settlers.
JERUSALEM - A group of European diplomats was assaulted in the West Bank on Saturday, allegedly by Israeli settlers, a day after an attack by settlers that seriously injured Washington Post...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Masked settlers wielding metal bars attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday, one of those assaulted said, on a second st...
"We urge caution before drawing conclusions from today's reports that European diplomats were attacked by masked Israelis," the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.
France demands Israel arrest settlers who attacked French mayor in West Bank French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot demanded Saturday that Israel crack down on “criminal violence” after a...
French mayor and archbishop also attacked during violent attempt to stop Palestinians harvesting olives Israeli settler militants have attacked European diplomats, a French mayor and the ar...
The Israeli military condemns the violence but the prime minister's office says it is part of a "smear" campaign.
Israeli settlers on Saturday attacked a convoy of European diplomats and beat up a visiting French mayor, in a new escalation of violence during the Palestinian olive harvest, witnesses and...
Masked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Belgium's foreign minister said, on a second straight day of high-profile assaul...
Belgian foreign minister says his government will ‘press for EU sanctions against those responsible for this violence’
A European delegation made up of French, Belgian and Polish representatives were attacked by Israeli settlers while visiting the West Bank. One day earlier, a Washington Post photojournalis...
Belgium’s foreign minister says masked settlers have attacked a group of European diplomats in the occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers have allegedly attacked Palestinian civilians, European diplomats and a French mayor in the West Bank, sparking international condemnation.
Belgium’s foreign minister blamed what he called Israel’s “illegal settlement policy” for the attack and pledged to push for further European Union sanctions.
Cars from the French, Belgian and Polish missions had brought diplomats to visit Taybeh, a largely Christian village in the occupied West Bank, when settlers descended to stop Palestinians...
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Now: Wording Gap is 68/99 and story health is stable · 31 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.