…four journalists from The Grayzone were detained in Israel; one of them is still in custody. 

American Grayzone journalist Jeremy Loffredo was captured and beaten while he was on assignment in Israel. He was with three other journalists, including Andrey X, who said on social media that he was “beaten, blindfolded, and taken to an Israeli military base.” Andrey and two others were released but current reports are that Loffredo is still in custody without his phone. 

Was that a consequence of this verbal exchange in Washington DC? —