A Democratic California politician says he was detained by armed, masked settlers and the Israeli military during a tour of the West Bank.
Rep Ro Khanna, a Silicon Valley congressman, said the scene unfolded Wednesday during a three-day tour of the ruins of the small Palestinian village of Khirbet Zanuta in the occupied West Bank.
He said that he and the other Americans in his group were only released after calls were made to the US Embassy in Jerusalem.
However, Republican lawmakers have blasted as an attention-seeking stunt. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) also denied detaining any visitors.
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