{"id":2629281,"date":"2026-07-13T18:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T22:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-tried-to-bait-israeli-authorities-into-confrontation-with-him-israeli-ambassador-has-one-big-question\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T22:14:47","slug":"dem-rep-tried-to-bait-israeli-authorities-into-confrontation-with-him-israeli-ambassador-has-one-big-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-tried-to-bait-israeli-authorities-into-confrontation-with-him-israeli-ambassador-has-one-big-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Rep Tried to Bait Israeli Authorities Into Confrontation with Him &#8211; Israeli Ambassador Has One Big Question"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-rep-tried-to-bait-israeli-authorities-into-confrontation-with-him-israeli-ambassador-has-one-big-question%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2629281&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A webpage features a button labeled &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; that, when clicked, reveals additional content. The extended content includes an analysis of a controversial incident involving U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna during his trip to Israel and the West Bank. Khanna claims he was detained by Israeli settlers while visiting Palestine, but Israeli officials dispute his account, suggesting he did not follow proper protocols and that his story lacks thorough evidence. The article questions Khanna&#8217;s motives, hinting at possible political agendas related to his support for certain Democratic figures and his broader stance on Israel. It criticizes Khanna&#8217;s narrative, noting inconsistencies and suggesting he may be attempting to shift focus away from other political issues. The piece also comments critically on the broader Left&#8217;s shifting positions toward Israel and raises questions about khanna&#8217;s political intent behind his actions and statements.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>This story doesn\u2019t sound completely kosher.<\/p>\n<p>California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, a self-proclaimed \u201clong shot\u201d for the presidential nomination of a political party that increasingly supports Islamist terrorists, is apparently trying to bolster his credentials with the anti-Semite left by provoking a confrontation with the government of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>And in an interview Sunday, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S. raised a question about what else Khanna might have been trying to achieve.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/11\/us\/politics\/ro-khanna-west-bank.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported Saturday, Khanna was on a three-day trip to Israel last week when his vehicle was halted by armed Israelis in the West Bank region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt powerless in that situation, which is not an easy thing, as I have a lot of privilege in life,\u201d Khanna told the newspaper. \u201cImagine how people feel every day, Palestinians under the occupation, if they could make an American congressperson feel powerless for 90 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If it was ever true at all \u2014 which it probably wasn\u2019t \u2014 that feeling of being \u201cpowerless\u201d clearly didn\u2019t last long. The article closed with Khanna making what amounted to a brazen threat to the Israeli government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFree advice to the Israelis: It\u2019s not a good idea to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-is-very-important-explains-ro-khanna\/\" title=\"... Is Very Important, Explains ...\">detain long-shot presidential candidates<\/a>,\u201d he said. \u201cNot how you\u2019re going to build goodwill with the next American president, whoever that is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To back up his story, Khanna posted a video to the social media platform X \u2014 a video lasting all of four seconds.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Israeli settlers, brandishing American made M4s, detained me &#038; other Americans on my trip to Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>When the IDF arrived, they sided with the settlers &#038; continued our detention.<\/p>\n<p>They made a huge mistake.<\/p>\n<p>You will be hearing more soon. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rZw8bRAn64\">https:\/\/t.co\/rZw8bRAn64<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4z50Ye4I7K\">pic.twitter.com\/4z50Ye4I7K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/2075934812334915801?\">July 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, the video showed exactly nothing in the way of context. But Michael Leiter, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, offered a little context of his own in an interview on the CBS program \u201cFace the Nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And surprisingly \u2014 shockingly \u2014 Khanna\u2019s story didn\u2019t exactly ring with truth.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Ro Khanna said his office alerted the U.S. embassy in Israel of his visit to the West Bank, where he said he was detained by Israeli settlers, but Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Dr. Michael Leiter tells <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/margbrennan?\">@margbrennan<\/a>, \u201cThere was not an alert. There was a question about visas,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CYpr2vaCe7\">pic.twitter.com\/CYpr2vaCe7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FaceTheNation\/status\/2076348260659134490?\">July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>First, Leiter said, the congressman ignored previous protocols and declined to coordinate his visit with Israeli officials. Visiting with survivors of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre in Israel clearly wouldn\u2019t have suited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/2028-dem-hopeful-appear-alongside-pro-terror-radicals-arabcon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Khanna\u2019s leftist worldview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Second, Leiter pointed out that the incident that so terrified Khanna and left him \u201cpowerless\u201d took place on Wednesday, yet he did not see fit to make the information public until Saturday \u2014 the same day he posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/2076151094472757343?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video to X<\/a> announcing his return to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Considering that, according to The New York Times, one of the newspaper\u2019s own photographers witnessed what the article called the \u201cinteraction,\u201d there doesn\u2019t seem to be a reason for a newsworthy event like that to be held for two days.<\/p>\n<p>In the \u201cFace the Nation\u201d interview, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/transcript-michael-leiter-on-face-the-nation-with-margaret-brennan-july-12-2026\/ar-AA27KQvz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript<\/a>, Brennan suggested that the Khanna camp had wanted to hold the news until he had left the country.<\/p>\n<p>What, did he think Israel was going to hold him hostage, the way Hamas held American citizens hostage (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-throws-netanyahu-bus-murder-american-hostage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with murderous results<\/a>) after taking them prisoner in their 2023 blitzkrieg?<\/p>\n<p>Or, as Leiter suggested, did Khanna have maybe another agenda?<\/p>\n<p>The California rep was one of the Democratic Party\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/11\/us-news\/ro-khanna-hosted-pro-graham-platner-rally-after-allegations-surfaced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most outspoken supporters<\/a> of Graham Platner, the disgraced former Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine.<\/p>\n<p>Platner on Wednesday released a video announcing his withdrawal from the race after being accused of rape. On Friday, he filed paperwork to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/platner-officially-goes-expect-free-palestine-vulgar-message-ice-no-accountability-seriousness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make that official<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, Saturday would have been a fine time for Khanna to change the subject entirely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe this had more something to do with his support of \u2014 of Graham Platner beforehand and the difficulties he had with that? And trying to shift the focus to something else, perhaps?\u201d Leiter told Brennan. \u201cI\u2019m asking a question.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leiter then took a shot at Khanna\u2019s political aspirations \u2014 announced with his trip to Israel in the first place, then underscored with his comment about Israel building \u201cgoodwill with the next American president, whoever that is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis whole incident is unfortunate,\u201d Leiter said. \u201cAnd if \u2014 if somebody, it\u2019s kind of interesting that somebody wants to declare a presidential run by running off to Israel? Not strange?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At 49, Khanna has grown up in a century when the Democratic Party has been moving increasingly to the left \u2014 and he\u2019s clearly moving with it.<\/p>\n<p>In 2026, that means unremitting hostility to Israel \u2014 and Khanna can play his supposed \u201cdetention\u201d by \u201csettlers\u201d for all it\u2019s worth.<\/p>\n<p>(What it\u2019s actually worth is about as much as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-biden-admits-wasnt-actually-arrested-way-meet-nelson-mandela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden\u2019s claim<\/a> that he was \u201carrested\u201d trying to visit Nelson Mandela.)<\/p>\n<p>But smart Democrats looking at the Platner episode might think it\u2019s smart to ask some questions about Khanna, too.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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