Jasper Nathaniel

Jasper Diamond Nathaniel (born 1987 or 1988 in Philadelphia) is an American journalist who covers the Israeli occupation of the West Bank.

Education

Nathaniel graduated from college in 2010. In 2023, he enrolled in New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.

Career

After graduating from college, Nathaniel worked for technology startup companies until 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nathaniel wrote on Substack about his travels in the U.S. and East Africa.

Nathaniel travelled to the West Bank in January 2024. He told the Columbia Journalism Review that he was inspired to report from the West Bank due to several shootings of Palestinians there following the 2023 October 7 attacks. Nathaniel has contributed to Zeteo, The Drift, Drop Site News, The Baffler and The Paris Review.

In 2025, Nathaniel reported extensively on the case of Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim, a Palestinian American teenager who was detained by Israel over allegations of throwing stones.

In October 2025, Nathaniel recorded an Israeli settler attack on Palestinian farmers in the olive fields near Turmus Ayya, during which Afaf Abu Alia, a Palestinian woman, was beaten unconscious by a settler while harvesting olives, resulting in her being hospitalised. Nathaniel stated the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops stationed in the area had abandoned him and the Palestinians to the settlers, despite having warned the IDF that they feared for their safety. He also criticized American media for its lack of coverage of the attack.

In October 2026, Nathaniel assisted Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine after she was attacked by Israeli settlers in Abu Falah in the occupied West Bank. He was the first to reach Levine during the attack and helped bring her to safety, while Palestinian youths threw stones to hold back the attackers. On October 28, Nathaniel was physically assaulted by settlers in the village of Umm al-Khair, Hebron, along with fellow activists Adele Shoko and Andrey X; according to Shoko, Israeli forces pepper-sprayed and arrested him shortly after the incident. The following day, Shoko reported that Nathaniel and Andrey X had been released but forbidden to enter the West Bank for 60 days.

Personal life

Nathaniel is Jewish. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Barshad, Amos (January 21, 2026). ""Who's this guy who's not Palestinian, walking around in his socks?" A Jewish American Substacker on balancing ethics with activism in a war zone". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Ross, John; Farnsworth, Patrick (April 6, 2026). ""The Cruelty is Staggering": Jasper Nathaniel on Reporting from the West Bank". Current Affairs. ISSN 2471-2647. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
  3. ↑ Nathaniel, Jasper Diamond (August 20, 2024). "A Video Shows an Israeli Settler Shooting a Palestinian Point-Blank. 10 Months Later, No One Has Been Arrested". Zeteo. Archived from the original on February 18, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Author: Jasper Nathaniel". The Drift. Archived from the original on January 15, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Rabbani, Mouin (January 13, 2026). "Connections Episode 112: West Bank Endgame with Jasper Nathaniel (14 January)". Jadaliyya. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
  6. ↑ Nathaniel, Jasper Diamond (July 31, 2025). "The Information Warfare Consortium Shaping GHF's PR Offensive". Drop Site News. Archived from the original on March 8, 2026. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Jasper Nathaniel on "Israel's Archaeological Apartheid," the Jailing of Mohammed Ibrahim & More". Democracy Now!. Archived from the original on March 10, 2026. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  8. 1 2 "US journalist films Jewish settler attacking Palestinian woman in occupied West Bank". The Indian Express. October 21, 2025. Archived from the original on October 26, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  9. ↑ Ireland, Olivia (October 21, 2025). "Palestinian woman nearly clubbed to death by Jewish settler". The Independent. Archived from the original on February 24, 2026. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  10. ↑ Levy, Gideon; Levac, Alex (November 1, 2025). "The Brutal Settler Attack Was Caught on Camera. But Two Weeks Later, No One's Been Arrested". Haaretz. Archived from the original on May 20, 2026. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  11. ↑ Alcini, Camilla; Looft, Chris (October 25, 2025). "Video shows brutal attack on Palestinian woman in West Bank". ABC News (United States). Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  12. ↑ "'Nearly Murdered': Jewish Reporter Who Filmed Violent Attack by Israeli Settlers Calls Out US Media for Ignoring Story". Mediaite. October 23, 2025. Archived from the original on October 24, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Yahoo News.
  13. ↑ Hashimeh, Suheir; Hendrix, Steve (October 16, 2026). "Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and Washington Post photographer in West Bank". The Washington Post.
  14. ↑ Yeung, Jessie (October 22, 2026). "Washington Post journalist says attack by Israeli West Bank settlers has only 'strengthened' her resolve". CNN.
  15. ↑ Borger, Julian; Kierszenbaum, Quique (October 21, 2026). "Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack". The Guardian.
  16. ↑ "Israeli Forces, Colonizers Continue Attacks Across West Bank". IMEMC News. International Middle East Media Center. October 29, 2026. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Activists accuse Israeli settlers of assault in occupied West Bank". Al Jazeera English. October 29, 2026. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Un noto attivista israeliano è stato aggredito e arrestato in Cisgiordania". Il Post (in Italian). October 29, 2026. Retrieved October 29, 2026.