Busting the Myth of Settler Violence in Judea and Samaria

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Pay for Slay 6 min.

The Post-October 7th Awakening: 15 min.

Settler Violence Campaign: 24 min.

Illegal Occupation of Judea & Samaria: 29 min.

Partition Plan Canard: 31 min.

Data Surrounding Settler Violence: 38 min.

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  3. Part 2 {retrying}

    But what happened after that is important too.

    7. Ro Khanna sat on the story for several days and coordinated with major networks in the United States to provide an incomplete picture of what happened. He did not disclose, for instance, that he himself was acting outside of military laws by being inside a CMZ. Khanna also described the incident to networks as him being held at gunpoint. While militarily personnel were armed because that is the nature of military personnel in closed military zones, there is absolutely no evidence that firearms were ever pointed at anyone or that anyone was threatened with anything gun-related.

    8. In my view, these deliberate material omissions and egregious overstatements by Khanna were designed to paint him as a victim of something (I’m not sure what exactly) instead of stating the facts about exactly what happened. For instance, Khanna specifically didn’t report to any of the networks in his initial media blitz that he was in a restricted area controlled by Israel pulling a stunt against Israel. Aside for NBC, none of the networks disclosed that important fact. Khanna also fundraised off of this media blitz.

    9. Another piece of information to have emerged from this story is that Khanna went on the trip with his new aide, a democratic socialist Cameron Kasky (in the photograph below). Kasky is a Columbia University dropout who had entered New York’s congressional race to replace Jerry Nadler (my district in NYC) and dropped out fairly quickly because he was a terrible candidate. His primary message was effectively that he has a deep hatred for Israel. For instance, he likened Israelis fighting in the Gaza war to mass shooters on high school campuses, and blamed the United States for both.

    Here is how he framed it: “What do the mass shooting at my high school in Parkland and the mass killings of children and adults in Gaza have in common? America is responsible.”

    cont.

  5. I received a lot of questions about the Ro Khanna incident and I want to provide an update with additional information that came out today. People also asked me for sources so I will try to be more deliberate with my sourcing for this one.

    Based on everything I reviewed, here’s what happened:

    1. According to Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, the Israeli Embassy reached out to Ro Khanna when they learned that he was going to Israel in order to coordinate a trip. Khanna ignored Israel’s request (Source: Face the Nation). He instead coordinated the trip without Israel’s knowledge and with a left-leaning organization named “Breaking the Silence” (Source: Jerusalem Post). The group advocates for an effective displacement of Jews in Judea and Samaria.

    Now, what specifically happened on the ground.

    2. While in Area C, Ro Khanna entered a Closed Military Zone (CMZ). NBC confirmed this and Khanna’s trip organizer from Breaking the Silence did not dispute this fact to the Jerusalem Post. According to the Israeli government, which controls Area C, “when an area is formally declared a closed military zone, Israeli military orders generally prohibit entry or presence without permission from the military commander…. A foreign visitor (including an American or European citizen) who enters a CMZ without permission can potentially be removed, detained for questioning, fined, or face other legal consequences depending on circumstances.”

    So according to this, Ro Khanna acted contrary to Israeli military regulations governing closed military zones and against diplomatic norms of a U.S. congressman.

    3. It was at that point, that local civilian guards saw a bus in a CMZ area, and took matters into their own hands by stopping the bus and calling up the IDF. Israeli officials criticized this intervention by local civilians, with Prime Minister Netanyahu referring to them as “vigilantes.” Jerusalem Post also cited Israeli officials who said that initial stop by the local guards was a “failure on the Israeli side,” implying that the initial stop by local civilians was outside of their jurisdiction. Nevertheless, these local guards immediately called the IDF according to numerous sources, including Ro Khanna’s own account. The IDF arrived promptly within 20 minutes.

    4. When the IDF arrived, they began to investigate. According to the Jerusalem Post report, at this point, the people on Khanna’s bus also called the Israeli police to resolve the dispute. The precise division of authority between the two agencies at this point was not publicly explained.

    The New York Times added this: “Mr. Khanna assumed the soldiers were there to help him pass. Instead, the soldiers smoked cigarettes, chatted with the men.” Khanna adds, “I felt powerless in that situation, which is not an easy thing, as I have a lot of privilege in life.”

    I could not decipher if it was the female soldiers smoking cigarettes, their conversation with the men, or both that made Khanna feel “powerless,” based on the New York Times reporting. [Yes, I’m kidding.]

    5. About an hour later from the start of the incident, Israel’s police arrived. “Israel Police told NBC News that it responded to a report that a group was blocking a route inside a ‘closed military zone’ [CMZ] that’s technically controlled by the Israel Defense Forces.” [it should be noted that for this particular incident, it appears that the IDF controls the military zone, while the Israeli police controls the traffic and detention matters.]

    6. The police also added that they reviewed camera footage and added this about the group leader, likely a reference to Breaking the Silence activist. “A review of body-worn camera footage confirms that the group leader was explicitly warned by officers, as this was not his first time violating the Closed Military Zone order,” police said. “He was issued a final warning that any future violations would result in immediate arrest.” (Source: NBC)

    About an hour and some minutes later, local police cleared the area, and Khanna continued on his way. These are the facts. That is exactly how it went down on Wednesday. With sources.

    But what happened after that is important too.

    7. Ro Khanna sat on the story for several days and coordinated with major networks in the United States to provide an incomplete picture of what happened. He did not disclose, for instance, that he himself was acting outside of military laws by being inside a CMZ. Khanna also described the incident to networks as him being held at gunpoint. While militarily personnel were armed because that is the nature of military personnel in closed military zones, there is absolutely no evidence that firearms were ever pointed at anyone or that anyone was threatened with anything gun-related.

    8. In my view, these deliberate material omissions and egregious overstatements by Khanna were designed to paint him as a victim of something (I’m not sure what exactly) instead of stating the facts about exactly what happened. For instance, Khanna specifically didn’t report to any of the networks in his initial media blitz that he was in a restricted area controlled by Israel pulling a stunt against Israel. Aside for NBC, none of the networks disclosed that important fact. Khanna also fundraised off of this media blitz.

    9. Another piece of information to have emerged from this story is that Khanna went on the trip with his new aide, a democratic socialist Cameron Kasky (in the photograph below). Kasky is a Columbia University dropout who had entered New York’s congressional race to replace Jerry Nadler (my district in NYC) and dropped out fairly quickly because he was a terrible candidate. His primary message was effectively that he has a deep hatred for Israel. For instance, he likened Israelis fighting in the Gaza war to mass shooters on high school campuses, and blamed the United States for both.

    Here is how he framed it: “What do the mass shooting at my high school in Parkland and the mass killings of children and adults in Gaza have in common? America is responsible.”

    10. Most importantly, as I mentioned yesterday and as was repeated by the ambassador today, the trip’s timeline and intent are strange. The trip occurred shortly after Graham Platner’s campaign collapsed as a result of credible rape allegations. Ro Khanna was one of Platner’s most important supporters and campaigned with him in June, shortly before Platner won his primary. It is also peculiar that Khanna chose the Middle East, and not the United States, as the setting from which to announce his candidacy. Why are democratic socialists and left-leaning candidates so focused on what Israelis are doing in the Middle East and not on their own constituents in the United States?

    So that’s what happened.”

    -Ardie Geldman-JF-Albert Aaron

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