U.S. Congressional Candidate Brad Lander Detained and Released by Israeli Forces During West Bank Olive Harvest

10/21/2026

New York congressional candidate Brad Lander (D) said Wednesday he was detained by the Israeli military in the West Bank while "harvesting olives in a grove near Nehalim." "The occupation is a...

10/21/2026

Israeli forces have detained Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander as he helped Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the West Bank

10/21/2026

Israeli forces detained U.S. Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander on Wednesday as he helped Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the occupied West Bank, releasing him hours later while...

10/21/2026

Congressional candidate Brad Lander said that he was detained in the occupied West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces while participating in an olive harvest. Lander told NBC News in an interview...

10/21/2026

Brad Lander, a Democratic candidate for Congress from New York, said Israeli forces detained him and other volunteers.

10/21/2026

The New York City Democrat was in the occupied territory accompanying Palestinians during an olive harvest.

10/21/2026

Israeli organisation Rabbis for Human Rights said around 80 volunteers, including Lander, were detained by Israeli military and police on village farmland near Bethlehem where for about two hours...

10/21/2026

The incident was the latest in an annual olive harvest that has been marked by violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinian villagers attempting to gather their crops

10/21/2026

Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander was detained by Israeli troops in the West Bank while helping Palestinian farmers harvest olives, an Israeli rights group said.Lander, the former New...

10/21/2026

"The occupation is a crime under international law. Harvesting olives isn’t a crime under any law I know," added the Zohran Mamdani-backed candidate.

10/21/2026

Volunteer monitors were rounded up near Bethlehem as they accompanied Palestinian farmers, following a spate of settler attacks in recent days as the Israeli election nears.