US Democratic congressional nominee Lander detained by Israeli authorities in West Bank
Rabbis for Human Rights said the group was released after being held during the olive harvest, and the circumstances of the detentions were unclear.
- On Wednesday, Israeli authorities detained Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander and approximately 90 volunteers in the occupied West Bank while accompanying Palestinian farmers during an olive harvest near Nahalin.
- Rabbis for Human Rights organized the volunteer effort to assist Palestinian farmers near Bethlehem in accessing olive groves they had been unable to reach for three years.
- Israeli army, police, and Border Police forces arrived two hours into the harvest and declared the area a closed military zone for 24 hours. Acting Executive Director Anton Goodman said the work had been peaceful.
- Lander was released with a warning Wednesday, stating, "The occupation is a crime under international law," and adding, "Harvesting olives isn't a crime under any law I know."
- Lander, the Democratic nominee for New York's 10th Congressional District and ally of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, faces political implications from the detention; Israel Police and the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem offered no immediate comment.
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One of the detained volunteers said the group had offered to leave the area but was instead put on buses by Israeli forces and taken to a police station
Israeli authorities on Tuesday detained Democratic politician and congressional candidate Brad Lander, he announced on social media. Lander is believed to be one of 90 people detained by Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday while accompanying Palestinian farmers to harvest olives.
Jerusalem, Oct 21 (EFE).- Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress Brad Lander denounced on Wednesday that he had been arrested by the Israeli Army while he was with a group of rabbis and volunteers gathering olives in the West Bank, where attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians, journalists, diplomats and activists have increased in recent weeks. «I have [...] The entry U.S. Democratic candidate Brad Lander claims to have been arrested by Isr…
US Democratic congressional candidate Lander detained by Israeli authorities in West Bank
TEL AVIV, Oct 21 - Brad Lander, an ally of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani who is a Democratic candidate for the US Congress, was among 90 volunteers detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, according to American and Israeli rights groups. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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