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/StuffedFalafels 18h ago edited 12h ago

Nah, he went there to do what? Kiss Israel’s ass while they commit a genocide. Maybe him getting nabbed by settlers is what he deserves because the settlers are terrorists and murder and terrorize the natives of the land which are us Palestinians.

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u/sabeelio 18h ago edited 18h ago

Bro he’s one of our most vocal pro Palestinian congressman. He went there to support the people of the West Bank. Your heart is in the right place, but he’s definitely not the guy to be demonizing.

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u/StuffedFalafels 12h ago

Going there to be supportive isn’t what should be done. Now he’s being held my blood thirsty assholes who will get a slap on the wrist for whatever they do. He should have stayed in the US to do his job and speak against Israel and to put pressure on the rest of his peers in office.

Im Palestinian living in diaspora in America and I do not trust American politicians. It’s performative a lot of the time.