Rep. Khanna on His Trip to West Bank: ‘Even the Most Pro-Israel American Would Go There and Be Horrified’

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KHANNA: “And I’ll tell you, regardless of the area, if you’re Palestinian or Palestinian American there, you basically have no rights. You are subject to the whims of extremist settlers. I was at a home of someone, millionaire here in the United States. In fact, the conservatives are criticizing, saying, Khanna standing outside the homes of millionaires and mansions talking about Palestinians’ rights. Yeah. Some of those people were millionaires, Palestinian Americans. And they showed me how settlers basically vandalized their homes, beat one of the ladies in one of their cars, threw rocks at them. How, when they go through checkpoints in the West Bank, they are, one of them was beaten by an Israeli security officer because he didn’t speak Hebrew. So, it doesn’t matter if you’re Palestinian, if you’re an American, if you’re in area A, if you’re wealthy, you’re just not treated with basic dignity. And I am convinced, Tim, I really believe this, even the most pro-Israel American would go there and be horrified and would want that situation to be resolved.”