L’Espresso Cover Highlights West Bank Settler Violence During Olive Harvest
Meead Abu al-Rub, a Palestinian activist, says she and fellow demonstrators were harassed and threatened by armed settlers with Israeli soldiers present during an October olive-harvest protest in Idhna’s Suba area. A photo of her on L’Espresso’s cover drew global attention and provoked condemnation from Israel; the magazine later released the full video. Meead now fears for her safety as settler violence and displacement rise in the West Bank in 2026, despite international scrutiny.