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“We were at a village that Israeli settlers had destroyed, they had destroyed the school, they had destroyed that village, and we were just looking at it,” said Khanna, a progressive lawmaker from California in the U.S. House of ​Representatives.

“And these hoodlums come in with machine guns – M4, an American-made machine gun – and they detain us. They block off the road. And then they call the IDF and ​the IDF is on their side, not on the side of the Americans,” Khanna said, referring to the Israeli military.

An aide to ⁠Khanna who was in the group, Cameron Kasky, said they were held for more than an hour and made appeals to the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem for help. A group ​of officers who appeared to be police eventually intervened, leading to their release, Kasky said.

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[-] Catoblepas 16 points 1 month ago
[-] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

All you're going to get is links that mean nothing and a promise to provide evidence later.

OP is a liar and IDK why you're bothering to engage.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 1 month ago

Op has a life with other things to do than argue with infantile minds who can't* do an iota of critical thinking or reading. Ftfy

[-] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Still waiting on all that sweet evidence you promised and have yet to deliver.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 1 month ago

https://forward.com/fast-forward/777256/ro-khanna-democratic-critic-of-israel-says-he-supports-zionism-and-the-right-for-israel-to-exist/

https://theintercept.com/2025/12/30/aipac-campaigns-elections-israel-congress/

“We know AIPAC knows their brand is toxic,” Newman said. “So much so, they are taking their brand out of campaigns and funneling their money through other PACs and donors such as 314 science, DMFI, several small PACs, and of course individual AIPAC members who give as a donor because the candidates can say they received money from donors, not AIPAC, to avoid association with AIPAC.”

AIPAC isn’t necessarily backing off under fire — it’s returning to the way it operated before it started spending directly on elections in the 2022 cycle. Prior to launching its super PAC and regular affiliated PAC, AIPAC was active in politics for more than half a century, working quietly in the halls of Congress and around Washington, D.C., to establish one of the most successful lobbying apparatuses in the country. First launched as a machine to counter negative press coverage of Israel, AIPAC quickly expanded its focus to influencing U.S. policy toward Israel. It positioned itself as a key source of information on Middle East issues for members of Congress and built out regional offices across the country, energizing a network of local pro-Israel activists. AIPAC has routinely lobbied presidents and congressional offices, funded trips to Israel for members of Congress and hosted members to address its annual policy conference, extending its reach into the halls of power without touching electoral politics.

“Clearly, AIPAC knows exactly how toxic they are to Democratic Party voters who see them as a right-wing extremist lobby, championing a right-wing agenda, and funded by right-wing megadonors trying to buy our elections,” said Justice Democrats spokesperson Usamah Andrabi. “Voters are not interested in politicians who say one thing to their constituents and another to billionaire Republican donors, but AIPAC excels at finding candidates eager to reject authenticity and embrace moral cowardice if it means a seat in Congress.”

[-] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

None of that has a damn thing to do with Ro Khanna. It's more bullshit from you because you literally cannot back up the point you made.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 1 month ago

It is exactly the point I made. God DAMN the dumbing down of schools, globally.

[-] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You keep pretending what you wrote applies to Ro Khanna and at no point have you actually proved that fucking link, you insufferable dolt.

[-] Catoblepas 5 points 1 month ago

Unless someone has really caught my attention I usually don’t pay attention to or remember usernames tbh

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 1 month ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Street

https://jstreetpac.org/candidate/ro-khanna/

This is one. superpac that hides... I'll look later, if .world mods haven't removed it.

[-] Catoblepas 9 points 1 month ago

You’ve shown they have a page for other people to donate money to him, not the PAC itself, and not how much he’s received. I’ll wait for actual evidence.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 6 points 1 month ago

You are disingenuous. A Zionist org support Khanna. Why?

[-] Catoblepas 8 points 1 month ago

Go ask them. Maybe they can also give you those numbers you swore you were looking up.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 1 month ago

He's a Zionist. His own words. Now it's election time. It's not just that you want to support your abusers. It's that you want everyone who would leave them to stay.

[-] Catoblepas 6 points 1 month ago

This conversation is done if you’re done pretending you’re going to engage with facts or substantiate anything you say 👋

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 1 month ago

How dare I have things to do.

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

You're describing every PAC. Khanna can still deny the money.

[-] Catoblepas 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I’m still waiting for anyone to show me how much money he’s received. Or explain why I should be upset about what amounts to a gofundme page.

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