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Masked Israeli settlers attacked veteran Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine in the
occupied West Bank Fri, Oct 16, 2026, near the village of Abu Falah (northeast of Ramallah).

Dozens of masked settlers dressed in black descended on the area, setting
olive groves on fire, hurling stones, and beating Palestinian villagers.

Levine, who was clearly marked with press insignia and wearing body armor, was cornered, knocked to the ground, beaten with sticks/bats, and kicked repeatedly. Her camera, phone, and bag were also stolen.

Levine sustained a broken rib, broken vertebrae, lacerations, and a deep cut on her hand, requiring treatment at hospitals in Ramallah and Israel.

Levine was covering the annual Palestinian olive harvest.

The Washington Post and international press freedom groups condemned the unprovoked attack. Israel Defense Forces and police stated the incident was under investigation, though P/M Netanyahu’s office initially claimed the facts remained “unclear” — a description firmly disputed by The Post’s executive editor and on-scene witnesses.

US lawmakers and the State Department issued statements addressing the violence.

A secret internal spreadsheet obtained by The Washington Post revealed major corporate donors and billionaires who committed $100,000 or more to Pres Trump’s White House ballroom project.

Top Contributors ($25 Million)

• Apple: $25 million
• Nvidia: $25 million
• The Adelson Family / Adelson Foundation: $25 million
• Charles Ergen (Co-founder and chairman of Dish Network / EchoStar): $25 million

Major Corporate & Foundation Donors ($10 Million to $22 Million)

• John P. Coale Settlement Fund (Trump’s lawyer using Trump’s YouTube settlement): $22 million
• Isaac & Laura Perlmutter Foundation (Former Marvel CEO/chairman): $20.3 million
• Lockheed Martin: $10 million
• Microsoft: $10 million
• Palantir: $10 million
• RHI II LLC (Affiliate of Rocket Companies): $10 million
• Amazon: $10 million or less (reported around $5M–$10M tier)
• T-Mobile: Part of a multi-million dollar group contribution

Other Notable Contributors ($3 Million to $5 Million)

• Google / Alphabet: Included among major corporate tech donors
• Meta: Reported contribution
• Cisco: Reported contribution
• ServiceNow: $5 million
• Jeff Yass’s Elliott Management (Susquehanna co-founder): $5 million
• Paul Singer (Hedge fund founder): $5 million
• David & Jan Ellison / Baszucki Gift Fund (Roblox CEO): $5 million
• Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss (Gemini crypto exchange co-founders): Part of $18 million in crypto-industry contributions
• Salesforce: $3 million
• Harold Hamm / Continental Resources: Nearly $5 million
• Isabela Herrera (Daughter of Venezuelan-Italian banker Julio Herrera Velutini): $2.5 million

Note: At least $77 million of the $333 million total raised came from anonymous donors. President Trump himself is absent from the donor list.

The Washington Post web site has the entire list.
https://www.washingtonpost.com

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