Ro Khanna blew off offer to meet former Israeli hostages, Oct. 7 survivors on campaign trip: source

Lefty California Rep.Ro Khanna callously ignored an invitation to meet former Israeli hostages and survivors of the horrific Hamas Oct.

7, 2023 terrorist attack during a visit to the Holy Land this week, a source familiar with the planning told The Post.Staff for Khanna (D-Calif.) first got in touch with the Israeli Embassy July 2, and claimed that it was a private trip, and that he wouldn’t be meeting with Israeli or Palestinian politicians, according to the source.On Monday, the Israelis offered a meeting with Oct.7 survivors and former hostages to Khanna’s team, but they blew them off, the source said.

The Israelis followed up the next day and Khanna’s team never got back to them, the source said.“Congressman Khanna didn’t come to understand the situation — he came looking for a headline.Israel went out of its way to provide Congressman Khanna with access to communities that reflected the complexity of the situation, he chose a different path,” the source said.Over 1,200 Israelis were murdered and 250 taken captive during Hamas’ barbaric Oct.

7 terrorist attack, some were held hostage for as long as 843 days.The Israelis also offered for Khanna to meet with Druze communities in the Golan Heights, representatives from Israeli border communities and to set up a briefing on aid getting into Gaza, but the Congressman never took them up on it, the source added.Khanna claimed he was detained by armed Israeli settlers brandishing M4 rifles during a tour of the West Bank in a post on X Saturday, which contained video and pictures of the incident. He went on to state that Israeli Defense Forces later continued blocking the road after the settlers left, and that he was only able to continue his journey after he called the US embassy and Israeli police. “They made a huge mistake.You will be hearing more soon,” Khanna threatened on X. Another source who was familiar with Khanna’s preparations for the trip, claimed that the Congressman was trying ...