Zanuta
Coverage of Zanuta in the Nexus archive.
- US congressman says ‘IDF is lying’ about his detention by settlers and soldiers
US congressman Ro Khanna accused the Israeli government and military of lying about his detention by armed settlers and soldiers during a visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The incident occurred in the South Hebron hills near Zanuta, where settlers have displaced Palestinians, according to Amnesty International.
- US congressman says ‘IDF is lying’ about his detention by settlers and soldiers
US Congressman Ro Khanna accused the Israeli government and military of lying about his detention by armed settlers and soldiers in the West Bank. The incident occurred in the South Hebron hills near Zanuta, where settlers have displaced Palestinians, a situation Amnesty International describes as a government-backed ethnic cleansing campaign. The Israeli ambassador to the US accused Khanna of staging the event to divert attention from support for Graham Platner.
- Armed Israeli Settlers Detained Ro Khanna. He Wants Their Illegal Outposts Demolished.
Rep. Ro Khanna and his delegation were detained and harassed by armed Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of Zanuta. The settlers, identified as part of the extremist Hilltop Youth group, blocked their van, brandished weapons, and prevented the group from leaving, with Israeli military personnel present but not intervening.