US Congressman Detained by Israeli Settlers in West Bank; Settlers Also Attack CNN Crew
US Congressman Ro Khanna reported being detained by armed Israeli settlers during a visit to the West Bank, while four Israeli settlers were arrested after attacking a CNN news crew in the same region.
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US Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers
Khanna, 49, was visiting the occupied West Bank when he was held for 90 minutes, he says.
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Representative Ro Khanna was barred from leaving for 90 minutes. Where past U.S. leaders toured the region to show support for Israel, today’s Democratic presidential aspirants are going to bolster their credentials as critics.
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Ro Khanna said settlers were armed with US-made weapons and Israel Defense Forces refused to intervene The US congressman Ro Khanna says armed Israeli settlers detained him during a visit to the Israel-occupied West Bank recently, describing the experience as a first-hand view of the realities faced by Palestinians living under occupation. In an interview with Reuters on Thursday from a Palestinian village, the progressive US House Democrat from California said his detention happened the prev...
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Ro Khanna claims armed Israeli settlers with U.S.-made M4 rifles detained his group in the West Bank before IDF troops arrived on the scene.
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US Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with US-made rifles during a West Bank visit this week that he cast as an unfiltered look at the human toll of Israeli occupation as he weighs a 2028 presidential run. Speaking with reporters on Thursday in a Palestinian village, Khanna said his group’s van was surrounded by settlers wielding M4 rifles a day earlier while touring a part of the southern West Bank where residents face frequent settler attacks. “We...
By Reuters
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US Representative Ro Khanna reported being detained by armed Israeli settlers. The incident occurred while he was visiting a destroyed Palestinian village. Israeli security forces eventually intervened and dispersed the settlers. Khanna stated the trip strengthened his resolve for a presidential run. He also criticized US support for Israel and called for action against alleged genocide.
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Read full article →Four settlers who attacked CNN crew in West Bank arrested by Israel Police
The CNN crew was in Sinjil covering the one-year anniversary of Saif Musallet's death, a Palestinian-American killed by Israeli settlers in July 2025.
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As brightly coloured kites climb above Burin, a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, children race across a sun-baked hillside, watching their creations soar into the sky. Behind them, the red-roofed houses of Har Bracha, an Israeli settlement, overlook the village below. Established in 1983, the settlement, illegal under international law, is one of several that encircle Burin, a village of a few thousand people. Palestinians and solidartiy activists fly kites tow...
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Read full article →US Democrat Ro Khanna Detained By Israeli Settlers During West Bank Visit
Khanna is the second Democrat considering a White House bid to visit the region this week.
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Read full article →US lawmaker says armed Israeli settlers detained him in West Bank
US Congressman Ro Khanna claims he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in the West Bank, with the Israeli military allegedly complicit. Read more on thi Read More: https://punchng.com/us-lawmaker-says-armed-israeli-settlers-detained-him-in-west-bank/
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