Armed Israeli Settlers Block Ro Khanna for 90 Minutes in West Bank

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 11

Ro Khanna said armed Israeli settlers blocked his team’s minibus for 90 minutes on a narrow road out of Khirbet Zanuta, a demolished Palestinian Bedouin village in the southern West Bank.
Men with guns arrived in cars and a Jeep, taunted the California congressman’s group in Hebrew and Arabic, and kicked the vehicle’s tires, according to Khanna, an aide, a security guard and a Times photographer.
Two Israeli military vehicles then pulled up, but Khanna said soldiers did not clear the way; he said his group was able to leave only after calls to the U.S. Embassy and Israeli police.
Khanna, who is exploring a 2028 presidential run, called the episode the most frightening part of his three-day trip and said it showed how powerless Palestinians under occupation can feel.