US envoy condemns settler attack on American journalist in West Bank. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee called the settler attack on Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine a 'despicable act of terror.' Levine, 63, was beaten for 10+ minutes by masked Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank while covering Palestinian olive harvesting. She suffered broken ribs, hand injuries, and had her camera, passport, and phone stolen.