Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to US Congressman Ro Khanna's account of being detained by armed settlers in Judea and Samaria, calling the incident a 'small group of criminals' who do not represent the community. Netanyahu emphasized that most residents of the area are law-abiding citizens serving in the IDF. The remarks came in an interview with NBC, according to Channel 12.
US Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) was detained by armed settlers in Judea and Samaria on Saturday, an incident covered by The Zioneer. Khanna subsequently described the settlers as 'hoodlums' and accused the IDF of siding with them during the hour-long detainment. In a Sunday interview with NBC, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded, calling the incident a 'small group of criminals' who do not represent the wider community. Netanyahu emphasized that the vast majority of residents in Judea and Samaria are law-abiding citizens who serve in the IDF. The remarks were reported by Channel 12. Netanyahu's framing seeks to isolate the detainment as an isolated criminal act rather than indicative of settler behavior more broadly.
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