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The California lawmaker turned a brief West Bank confrontation into a national controversy—and revealed how Israel has become a stage for the Democratic Party’s next political fight.
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FILE – Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., speaks at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration at the South Carolina Statehouse, Jan. 19, 2026, in Columbia, S.C.
By Rami Ayyub TURMUS AYYA, West Bank, July 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with U.S.-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 presiden…
California lawmaker, who is weighing run for presidency, says men with with rifles blocked his group's vehicles for over an hour as he toured destroyed Palestinian village, were then backed up by soldiers
(KRON) -- California Representative Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers in the West Bank during his visit Saturday. "Israeli settlers, brandishing American made M4s, detained me & other Americans on my trip to Palestine," Khanna posted on X.
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said his group’s van was surrounded by Israeli settlers armed with machine guns, while visiting an abandoned Palestinian village in the West Bank. An aide for Khanna said the group was held for over an hour before officers who appeared to be police allowed them to proceed.
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 face…
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) on Saturday suggested he was unlawfully detained in the West Bank, warning, “they made a huge mistake.” Khanna said in a post to X that he made a “trip to Palestine,” where he said he was detained by “Israeli settlers, brandishing American-made M4s.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said on Saturday he was detained for over an hour in the West Bank earlier this week by Israeli settlers and that the detention continued with Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers arrived on the scene.
A representative for Khanna, a California Democrat who is an outspoken progressive, said the confrontation occurred Wednesday in the middle of a three-day tour of the West Bank.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said on Saturday he was detained for over an hour in the West Bank earlier this week by Israeli settlers and that the detention continued with Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers arrived on the scene.
Rep. Ro Khanna said armed Israeli settlers blocked and detained his delegation for more than an hour during a visit to the West Bank. He called the incident "lawless" and "unacceptable."
Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) says he was stopped and detained by Israeli settlers with guns when visiting a Palestinian village in the West Bank. Khanna, who is considering a possible 2028 run, says when Israeli troops arrived they sided with the settlers and continued to hold the group he wa…
Congressman Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers for over an hour while visiting the West Bank. Khanna also said members of the Israel Defense Forces spoke with the settlers and moved a car to block the road.
