Geopolitics
Congressman Detained by Armed Israeli Settlers and IDF in West Bank
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Ro Khanna RIPS Bibi For LIES After IDF Detention
"We were at Zenuda Village. It's a village that was destroyed by Yanan Levy and his group extremist settlers and we were looking at an elementary school that had been raised to the ground. When we were there, these violent settlers start to yell at us, curse us. They tell me and the other Americans and some of the Palestinians with us, 'Get into our van.' And we get into our van and we see 21, 22 year olds banishing M4s, kicking our tires, wiping our windows, taking video of us. This lasts about 20 25 minutes. The IDF comes about 20 minutes into it, and I said, 'Okay, finally, we're going to get through.' And the IDF shockingly sides with the settlers."
Congressman Ro Khanna was detained for 75 minutes by armed Israeli settlers and IDF soldiers during a visit to the occupied West Bank. Body camera footage released the morning of this interview confirms IDF officers sided with the settlers who blocked his van, and Khanna had to call senior US embassy officials to secure release. He claims settlers affiliated with Yanan Levy, who allegedly murdered a Palestinian on camera but remains free, were involved in the detention.
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