An old saying advises against “looking
a gift-horse in the mouth.” Another says, “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.”
At least as of mid-June, 2026, Israel had not received either memo, because the
country’s military, the IDF backed up the position of Israeli settlers who had just
illegally detained—technically “kidnapped”—Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) while he was
on a trip in the West Bank. U.S. President Trump had recently told the media
that without the United States, Israel would not exist. The lack of gratitude shown
to the U.S. by making sure that a visiting Congressman was treated well during
his visit was palpable.
The full essay is at "Israeli Settlers Hold a Congressman’s Group at Gunpoint."
