Current sectionIsrael NewsHaaretz TodayHaaretz Today Israel's ambassador to the U.S. didn't deny settler violence or the IDF's complicity after California Congressman Ro Khanna was detained in the West Bank. Instead, he deflected and attacked those exposing the realities of the occupationShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeEtan Nechin 08:19 PM • July 14 2026 IDTYechiel Leiter, Israel's ambassador to the U.S., has found an unlikely culprit for California Congressman Ro Khanna's being blocked by violent settlers and detained by the IDF last week: the liberal pro-Israel group J Street.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Haaretz Today NewsletterCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamHamasDavid ZiniRo KhannaIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's Response to Settlers Detaining Ro Khanna? Question J Street's JudaismIsrael Looks to Advance Lebanon Pilot Zone Withdrawal as Rome Talks BeginIsrael to Pilot On-demand Autonomous Shuttles in Rural Northern Communities'Insane': Gadi Eisenkot Blasts Israeli Plan to Work With AhmadinejadNetanyahu's Biggest Challenger: Who Is Gadi Eisenkot and What Does He Stand For?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Made in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelInside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWARo Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' Him