US Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers
Khanna, 49, was visiting the occupied West Bank when he was held for 90 minutes, he says.
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"And these hoodlums come in with machine guns – M4, an American-made machine gun – and they detain us."
— Ro Khanna , Politician
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Khanna, 49, was visiting the occupied West Bank when he was held for 90 minutes, he says.
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