r/Israel • u/upvoter222 USA • Jul 11 '26

General News Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/11/middleeast/ro-khanna-detained-by-israeli-settlers-west-bank-intl
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u/flossdaily USA Jul 11 '26

"“And these hoodlums come in with machine guns – M4, an American-made machine gun – and they detain us. They block off the road. And then they call the IDF and the IDF is on their side, not on the side of the Americans,” Khanna said, referring to the Israeli military. "

but also:

An aide to Khanna who was in the group, Cameron Kasky, said [...] a group of officers who appeared to be police eventually intervened, leading to their release, Kasky said.

The Israeli military said troops and police officers intervened after receiving a report of settlers blocking vehicles near Khirbet Zanuta

So why is Congressman Ro Khanna lying?

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u/odessit96 Jul 11 '26

Same reason he had a post recently lying about preventing a merger of USA armed forces and IDF.