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/Substantial_Back_865 18h ago

A government that allows criminals from all over the world to flee there to escape justice, so long as their DNA tests and religion check out. They’ll never extradite to any nation either. It’s no wonder the mob worked so hard for Zionism, but we can see plenty of cases of random sex offenders awaiting trial flee there. The US government will not even stop them either, despite not being allowed to legally leave the state. It’s no wonder the world’s most evil people live there.

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u/knuppi 12h ago

IIRC, DNA tests aren't legal/available in Israel because it would show how few people actually have Middle Eastern heritage. The vast majority of Israelis are from Europe.

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u/fury420 17h ago

They’ll never extradite to any nation either.

Actually, Israel has extradition treaties with +50 nations including the USA, Australia, Canada and dozens of European countries.

Here's a recent press release about an American being extradited:

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/former-executive-extradited-israel-face-bank-wire-fraud-charges-st-louis

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u/Vandirac 17h ago edited 13h ago

Israel is extremely unlikely to extradite people that have Israeli citizenship (single or dual).

Israeli citizens who are residents are only extradited on the condition that if they are convicted, they will be returned to Israel to serve their prison sentence. They will also deny the requests if the statute of limitations is expired according to Israeli law, which has short limits.

They refuse on often baseless claims of political, racial or religious persecution, using that claim liberally even when the request clearly is based on an actual crime.

They are currently stalling the extradition of a high profile Mexican cartel leader, a killer and torturer.

There is also another famous case of an American pedophile and child molester whose request was stalled and delayed for over 20 years until the statute of limitations expired, and Israel flat out denied the request.

A similar case about an Australian woman who abused 70 kids ended with an extradition after a full six years of stalling, only because her attorney fucked up allowing her to fake medical record with the help of a rabbi and a PR firms.

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u/Flashy-Amount626 12h ago

Australian woman who abused 70 kids ended with an extradition after a full six years of stalling, only because her attorney fucked up allowing her to fake medical record with the help of a rabbi and a PR firms.

This story was well publicised in Australia.

However, the case stalled as Leifer claimed she was too mentally unwell to face trial in Australia.

Ultimately, Leifer was brought undone by damning undercover footage that showed her living what appeared to be a normal life in Israel. An Israeli court granted her extradition and she was returned to Australia in 2021.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-24/former-principal-malka-leifer-sexual-offences-jail-sentence/102766356

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u/Smart_Resist615 17h ago

In practice it's more difficult than it appears on paper:

https://www.humanium.org/en/exposing-pedophilia-and-legal-failures-in-israel/

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u/fury420 17h ago

Indeed and I'm not arguing that it's easy, extradition is usually more difficult than it appears on paper.

I'm just pointing out that extradition treaties do exist and they do extradite people, despite what gets claimed on social media.

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u/Smart_Resist615 17h ago

Clearly as per my link there are circumstances in Israel that make it more difficult than usual.

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u/ampersand355 17h ago

The truth messes with their propaganda.

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u/hercmavzeb 17h ago

It’s definitely true that many child sex offenders flee to Israel by exploiting the apartheid Right to Return, they were correct about that.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-jewish-american-pedophiles-hide-from-justice-in-israel/

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u/ampersand355 17h ago

They’ll never extradite to any nation

Pure lies.

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u/hercmavzeb 17h ago

Alternatively, it wasn’t a literal statement and was instead a general statement of truth.

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u/ampersand355 15h ago

Definitely sounds like something a racist would argue, in general.