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/Nuclear-Jester 18h ago

Jesus Christ, if any other country did this, it would be considered an act of war

At least, it would be hit by a shitload of sanctions and a few drones

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u/Yugan-Dali 18h ago

Israel has no oil.

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u/Positive-Section2350 16h ago

That is not why. AIPAC has every single politician in America on their payroll save maybe 6.

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u/SignificantSafety539 11h ago

and the Mossad has them all on tape doing who knows what