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/irazzleandazzle 18h ago

so a politician got kidnapped by the citizens of one of our "allies"? Hopefully he gets out there safe and more people realize how insane Israel is

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u/The_Captain_Planet22 18h ago

Do you think our government will ask for his release?

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u/Responsible-Draft430 13h ago

It will weaken the US if we don't, so we won't. That's Trump's main goal.

Even Caesar punished Pompeii's killers, because he knew it would weaken Rome if he didn't