Khanna Disputes Detention

Khanna says settlers and Israeli forces held him in the West Bank; Israel disputes it.

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Israeli Ambassador Drops the Boom on Ro Khanna Over His 'Detention' Story

Detained by settlers, US Democrat Ro Khanna now faces pro-Israel attacks

US congressman says ‘IDF is lying’ about his detention by settlers and soldiers

Summary

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Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said he and his group were detained for about 90 minutes Wednesday near the Palestinian village of Khirbet Zanuta in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers carrying American-made M4 rifles. Khanna said Israeli soldiers arrived, spoke with the settlers and continued the detention until his team contacted the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. The Israeli military said its forces did not block a road and were there to disperse civilians. Khanna later accused the IDF of lying and called for the settlers’ arrest and prosecution.

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Latest update · Jul 13

Rep. Ro Khanna said the Israeli military was “lying” about the West Bank confrontation and called for the arrest and prosecution of the settlers, after posting video he said showed settlers and soldiers blocking his convoy. Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter also questioned whether Khanna delayed publicizing the episode to deflect attention from another political controversy. Khanna says armed settlers with American-made M4s detained him and other Americans for about 90 minutes near Khirbet Zanuta during a West Bank visit; the Israeli military says its forces did not block a road and were dispersing civilians.

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Political stunt

Khanna used the Holy Land trip and the West Bank confrontation as self-serving political theater. His conduct looks less like statesmanship than a calculated effort to generate attention and advance national ambitions.