Ro Khanna
Role at the time: U.S. representative from California
Condemned
Statement summary
Ro Khanna says Israeli settlers beat Levine and operate with impunity, and calls for cutting off aid to Israel that is used to fund settler activity and stopping the sales of these weapons.
“They operate with impunity. We need to cut off aid to Israel that is used to fund settler activity, and stop the sales of these weapons.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Ro Khanna on the attack on Heidi LevineOriginal post
Khanna described Levine's account of being thrown down and kicked by settlers.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The reference point is the October 16, 2026 beating of Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine near Abu Falah, which she and other witnesses attributed to masked Israeli settlers. Khanna says settlers beat Levine and operate with impunity and calls for cutting off aid used to fund settler activity, which condemns the attack.