US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, instead of condemning the detention of US Democratic House of Representatives Member Ro Khanna by the Israelis who usurped Palestinian lands in the occupied West Bank, claimed that the incident was a "pre-arranged provocation".
Ambassador Huckabee, from the social media platform account of the US-based company he claimed.
Huckabee argued that Khanna was not detained by the Israelis who usurped Palestinian lands and that the incident was a "pre-arranged provocation".
Claiming that the US Embassy was not aware that Khanna would visit the region, Huckabee said, "We were not aware that a Congress member was coming. If we had known, we would have said not to go to the prohibited region." he said.
Khanna announced that he was detained by the Israelis
US Democratic House of Representatives Member Khanna, who visited the occupied Palestinian territories, announced on his social media account that he was detained in the city of Hebron in the south of the West Bank, first by the Israelis who usurped Palestinian lands, and then by the Israeli army.
In the New York Times (NYT) newspaper's report on the subject, it was stated that Khanna was not allowed to leave the area for 90 minutes and was subjected to insults from the Israelis who usurped Palestinian lands.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the Israelis who usurped Palestinian lands and claimed that US Democratic House of Representatives Member Ro Khanna was detained by "underage youths dragged into crime" in the occupied West Bank.