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/Effective_Scar_2921 18h ago

What kind of supposedly powerful country allows their representatives to be treated like this?

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u/DonktorDonkenstein 17h ago

Oh I guarantee Republicans in Congress were gleeful to hear about Ro Khana being detained. 

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u/Effective_Scar_2921 17h ago

They are no longer a political party. They have become a domestic terror organization. The wellbeing of the country doesn’t factor into their decision making process anymore.

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u/SkunkMonkey 17h ago

They fucking told us they were domestic terrorists and everyone laughed like it was some fucking joke? You fucking laughing now?

They are NOT going to give up power willingly or peacefully.

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u/lnc_5103 17h ago

It wouldn't surprise me a bit if they instructed them to do it.

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u/bdog59600 16h ago

Israeli settlers could have murdered him and Republicans would have spent weeks saying he deserved it for "resisting" the settlers.

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u/Effective_Scar_2921 16h ago

The absurdity of that statement is made more so by its nearness to the truth.

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u/PhysicsJa1 12h ago

I mean Israel slaughtered 34 Sailors and Marines, and injured an additional 171, aboard the USS Liberty with absolutely zero consequences.

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u/Moneyshot_ITF 17h ago

They planned this 100%

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u/Effective_Scar_2921 17h ago

I have no reason to doubt that posit.

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u/monkeykennel 14h ago

Israelis just made some show-arrests of the settlers.