{"id":49741,"date":"2026-08-17T12:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=49741"},"modified":"2026-08-17T12:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:12:10","slug":"zero-aid-to-israel-ro-khanna-declares-at-democratic-national-committee-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/17\/zero-aid-to-israel-ro-khanna-declares-at-democratic-national-committee-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Zero Aid to Israel,\u2019 Ro Khanna Declares at Democratic National Committee Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) speaks at a town hall event on February 20, 2026 in Stanford, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIsrael has committed a genocide in Gaza, and we should have the courage to say so,\u201d said the California Democrat.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jake Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug 16, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congressman Ro Khanna<\/a> said in a speech at the Democratic National Committee\u2019s summer meeting on Saturday that the party must support cutting off military assistance to Israel, pointing to the country\u2019s ongoing genocidal assault on the Gaza<\/a> Strip and imposition of an \u201capartheid<\/a> system\u201d in the West Bank<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khanna (D-Calif.), who is considering a presidential run<\/a> in 2028, told DNC<\/a> members gathered in Austin, Texas<\/a> that \u201cIsrael has committed a genocide<\/a> in Gaza<\/a>, and we should have the courage to say so.\u201d The congressman\u2019s remark was met with enthusiastic applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Khanna, who also said the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attack on Israel \u201cmust be condemned unequivocally,\u201d cited his recent trip to the illegally occupied West Bank, where the lawmaker was detained by armed settlers and the Israeli military<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cZero aid to Israel,\u201d Khanna declared Saturday. \u201cNo military sales of weapons used to kill civilians. And let me be clear: If our party cannot stand for these principles, it will never convince a generation that watched the horrors of Gaza on their iPhones that we mean what we say about justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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