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The Israeli Settler Gedaliah Blum ses hasbara to deny that Ro Khanna was detained in the West Bank
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"Ro Khanna’s driver intentionally triggered a Security First Response Team. Israeli Gedaliah Blum explains the tricks that Ro Khanna used to stage a performance. Ro Khanna was traveling in Judea and Samaria, which are also known as the West Bank. The Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria have experienced many terrorist attacks. So, there are First Response Teams of community guards who monitor for suspicious activity. These teams are governed by laws and work with safety measures, and they coordinate with the Israeli army. Shabbat is Saturday. On Shabbat, people living in Jewish communities do not drive. On Shabbat, Ro Khanna’s team drove off the road, which was already very suspicious. The strange activity of Ro Khanna’s vehicle triggered the First Response Team. So, the team checked the vehicles. Ro Khanna did not tell anyone he was going to be in the area. He was not traveling in a way that identified him as a congressman, he was not in a government marked vehicle. The First Responder Team checked for his identity. Specifically, because Ro Khanna did not tell anyone he would be in the area, it took about ninety minutes to confirm his identity with the Israeli army. After he was safely identified, he was allowed to continue on his way. Afterwards, Ro Khanna described this security check as being held hostage by wild settlers, which is total nonsense. Ro Khanna is a liar. @GedaliahBlum" - Source
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US Rep. Ro Khanna detained by settlersOn July 8, 2026, U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) reported being held and detained for roughly 60 to 90 minutes by armed Israeli settlers during a visit to the occupied West Bank. Khanna and his congressional delegation were visiting the site when masked Israeli settlers armed with U.S.-made M4 rifles blocked their vehicles and refused to let them leave. The confrontation occurred in Khirbet Zanuta, a Bedouin village in the southern West Bank whose residents were displaced following settler violence. Khanna stated that when Israeli soldiers arrived at the scene, they initially backed the settlers and blocked the convoy's exit rather than intervening on behalf of the American delegation.
Khanna said the incident gave him a firsthand sense of the powerlessness experienced by Palestinians under occupation. His group was eventually able to leave after contacting the US embassy and Israeli police. The Israeli military said troops and police responded to a report of settlers obstructing vehicles.
The delegation was freed after contacting the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and Israeli police, who dispatched officers to clear the road.
IDF Response:
The Israeli military issued a statement acknowledging that troops responded to a report of blocked vehicles in Khirbet Zanuta, stating soldiers dispersed the civilians to allow the convoy to proceed and denying that the IDF took part in detaining the delegation.
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