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Israel Deports Activist After Reporting Palestinian Girl's Injury

3/17/2026

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Israel deported the Jewish-American activist after she reported a car striking a 5-year-old Palestinian girl in Umm al-Khair.
The 5-year-old girl, Siwar Al-Hathaleen, was hospitalized and later discharged.
The driver was an Israeli settler who initially left the scene but later returned and called emergency services.
Critics, including Knesset member Gilad Kariv, call the deportation a crackdown on leftist activists and say police and immigration authorities improperly collaborate.

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Israel deported the Jewish-American activist after she reported a car striking a 5-year-old Palestinian girl in Umm al-Khair.
The 5-year-old girl, Siwar Al-Hathaleen, was hospitalized and later discharged.
The driver was an Israeli settler who initially left the scene but later returned and called emergency services.
Critics, including Knesset member Gilad Kariv, call the deportation a crackdown on leftist activists and say police and immigration authorities improperly collaborate.