{"id":3359,"date":"2026-07-16T05:36:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T05:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3359"},"modified":"2026-07-16T05:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T05:36:25","slug":"ro-khanna-demands-israel-prosecute-people-who-allegedly-detained-him-for-over-an-hour-in-west-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3359","title":{"rendered":"Ro Khanna Demands Israel Prosecute People Who Allegedly Detained Him For Over An Hour In West Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Democratic California Rep. Ro Khanna demanded prosecution of the armed settlers and soldiers who allegedly detained him in the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3357\">Is This Drug Pricing Program Actually Making US Healthcare Affordability Crisis, Hospital Consolidation Worse?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Settlers carrying American-made M4 rifles blocked Khanna\u2019s van Wednesday, near a demolished Palestinian village, he <span>told<\/span> Kristen Welker on Sunday\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sided with the settlers when they arrived, Khanna said. His group was held for roughly 75 minutes before being released. The IDF rejects Khanna\u2019s claims, <span>according<\/span> to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe IDF is lying. What happened was unprecedented,\u201d Khanna said, recalling the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey had violent settlers detain American citizens, including an American government official. You had these settlers brandishing M4s, kicking the tires of our van, laughing at us, mocking at us, video taping us. We were detained for about 20 minutes, fearful of our lives,\u201d he told Welker. <span><strong>(RELATED: Congressman Ro Khanna Says Armed Israeli Settlers Detained Him In West Bank)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen the IDF comes, four soldiers. They tell our translator that they\u2019re on the side of the settlers. They further detain us and block us in. We had to call the American Embassy,\u201d Khanna added. \u201cAnd 75 minutes after the detention by the IDF soldiers and by these settlers, we were let through.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"rumble\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v7ag2xk\/?pub=4\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>Israeli citizens were \u201cunlawfully blocking the vehicles of foreign nationals and members of the media,\u201d an IDF spokesperson said, <span>according<\/span> to CBS News. \u201c[T]he identity of the armed individual is currently under review,\u201d the IDF <span>told<\/span> Newsweek.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3355\">\u2018Where Was The Inclusion?\u2019: Pastor Fired For Not Using \u2018Preferred Pronouns\u2019 Claims Religious Discrimination<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re a country of laws, and people who break the law, we take them to court,\u201d Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier in that \u201cMeet the Press\u201d episode. \u201c[The settlers are] 99.9 percent \u2026 law-abiding citizens,\u201d he added. \u201cThere are 150 juvenile delinquents that are not part of that community. They come from the other parts of Israel. I don\u2019t want vigilantes of any kind. And we are working to put them under the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe prime minister needs to open an investigation on these violent settlers who are connected to Yinon Levi, who has destroyed Zanuta\u2019s village [Khirbet Zanuta] and is a known person who has killed Palestinians,\u201d Khanna later said in response.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors announced their intention to charge Israeli settler Yinon Levi with reckless homicide in February, The Times of Israel <span>reported<\/span>. Levi allegedly shot and killed Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian activist, in July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd these settlers were connected to him. They need to be prosecuted in colluding Yinon Levi. Their outpost needs to be investigated and he needs to have an investigation on these four IDF officers,\u201d Khanna said. \u201cHow dare they mistreat people with an American passport that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khanna\u2019s three-day tour of the West Bank made him \u201cmore resolved\u201d to consider a 2028 presidential run, he <span>told<\/span> Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3354\">Where Does The Charlie Kirk Assassination Case Stand And Where Does It Go From Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic California Rep. 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