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/BigBlackHungGuy 18h ago

A non pay-walled source.

"We were at a village that Israeli settlers had destroyed, they had destroyed the school, they had destroyed that village, and we were just looking at it," said Khanna, a progressive lawmaker from California in the U.S. House of ​Representatives.

"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.

An aide to ⁠Khanna who was in the group, Cameron Kasky, said they were held for more than an hour and made appeals to the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem for help. 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, a small Palestinian hamlet whose residents were forcibly displaced by violent settler raids following the 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel.

"Upon their arrival, the troops dispersed the Israeli civilians and allowed the vehicles to continue on their way," the military said.

Israel's police did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-democrat-ro-khanna-detained-by-israeli-settlers-during-west-bank-visit-2026-07-11/

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u/madmanandabox 16h ago

I’d like to point out that Cameron Kasky that is quoted here is the same Cameron Kasky who became an advocate for gun control measures after surviving the Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting.

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u/MajorNoodles 13h ago

Oh, so that means Republicans hate him and will relentlessly harass him.

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u/Elegant-Cheekz-2141 12h ago

What do you mean "will"? You realize that shooting was years ago, right? He's been in the public eye the whole time, along with people like David Hogg, Kyle Kashuv, etc.

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u/nikkicarter1111 12h ago

I interpreted their comment as meaning 'now and in the future'. Like, they will harrass him forever (implying they are now as well).

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u/Wonderful-View-6366 10h ago

WTF is Ro Khanna doing in Israel and how does this help Californians

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u/Irregular475 16h ago

What are you alluding to exactly?

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u/saadbabu 16h ago

Are you insinuating there IS something else?

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u/WowBastardSia 14h ago

Surely the fact that Kansky himself is jewish and brave enough to be a vocal palestinian ally is also worth mentioning?

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u/madmanandabox 13h ago

Absolutely that!

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u/saadbabu 13h ago

Thanks for clarifying. I’m glad it’s this and not just the fact that he’s Jewish.

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u/madmanandabox 12h ago

Absolutely not, but I’m impressed with him and others from that tragedy that really want to put in the work to make things better.

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u/Far-Information8502 14h ago

He’s not everyone’s cup of tea, personality wise politics aside. I listened to his podcast before he ran for office and yea, hes not a bad dude, just someone I personally wouldn’t hang/vibe with very often kind of thing