Rep. Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, claims to have been detained by Israeli settlers armed with U.S.-made firearms while visiting the West Bank. Khanna and his team were surrounded by a group of West Bank settlers near the Palestinian village of Khirbet Zanuta on Wednesday.
According to Khanna’s office, the settlers were armed with American-made M4 machine guns. When soldiers from the Israeli Defense Forces arrived, Khanna claimed they sided with the settlers. The situation only defused after Israeli police officers arrived and dispersed the settlers and their vehicles blocking the U.S. congressional group’s path.
Incident Details
Khanna spoke to Reuters about the incident, stating, ‘I’m certainly probably the first American politician who’s been detained by the IDF and Israeli settlers.’ He added, ‘We were at a village that Israeli settlers had destroyed. And these hoodlums come in with machine guns, an M4, an American-made machine gun, and they detain us.’ Khanna also mentioned that the incident has reframed his thinking on a potential White House run, saying, ‘I’m strongly considering it, and I’m more resolved to consider it after this trip.’
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