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US congressman says ‘IDF is lying’ about his detention by settlers and soldiers

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Israeli government funnels millions of shekels to sanctioned settlement group Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 07/13/2026 - 10:02 The funding comes as Israel faces mounting pressure over settler violence in the occupied West Bank An Israeli settler spits through a fence at Palestinians, during an attack on a Palestinian home in the village of Al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, … Israeli ambassador to US accuses Ro Khanna of political stunt to distract from support for Graham PlatnerRo Khanna accused the Israeli government and military of “lying” on Sunday about the US congressman’s detention by armed settlers and Israeli soldiers during a recent visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank.Khanna – a California Democrat – had posted video evidence on social media of Israeli s… Khanna, 49, was visiting the occupied West Bank when he was held for 90 minutes, he says.

Khanna, a Democrat from California, was visiting the ruins of Khirbet Zanuta, a Bedouin village in the southern West Bank that was abandoned after attacks from Israeli settlers when the incident took place

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