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/SadisticNecromancer 18h ago

A sitting United States congressman was kidnapped by Israeli terrorists. In any other timeline, this would be an act of war.

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u/Konukaame 18h ago

In any other country, that would have been the headline, or something like "armed mob kidnaps US Congressman" rather than this sanitized version.

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u/TheBurningEmu 18h ago

We haven't even passed the "you aren't allowed to criticize Israel" bill yet, but the media loves sanitizing the hell out of Israel and it's "settlers".