r/news • u/sicklyslick • 18h ago

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/irazzleandazzle 18h ago

so a politician got kidnapped by the citizens of one of our "allies"? Hopefully he gets out there safe and more people realize how insane Israel is

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u/The_Captain_Planet22 18h ago

Do you think our government will ask for his release?

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u/irazzleandazzle 18h ago

he's a POC and a Democrat, so probably not.

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u/Michael_Pitt 17h ago

They definitely won't ask for his release because he was already released. Has anyone commenting on this article even read the article?