The Palestinian woman on the cover of L'Espresso: Settlers were ready to kill us

The Palestinian woman on the cover of L'Espresso: Settlers were ready to kill us Submitted by Mohammed Turkman on Fri, 04/17/2026 - 13:01 Meead Abu al-Rub speaks to MEE about the Italian magazine cover that has made her famous, and about what armed Israeli settlers did that day An armed Israeli settler films Meead Abu al-Rub in the occupied West Bank, 12 October 2025. The photograph, by Italian photographer Pietro Masturzo, featured on the front cover of L'Espresso magazine (Pietro Masturzo/L'Espresso) Off Meead Abu al-Rub is watching the widely circulated video footage of her being harassed and abused by Israeli settlers last October during the olive harvest season. The 35-year-old Palestinian , who is now known around the world after a picture of her being taunted by one of the settlers appeared on the cover of Italian magazine L’Espresso, recalls what happened that day.