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New York congressional candidate Brad Lander was detained by the Israeli military in the West Bank on Wednesday. Lander stated that he was participating in an olive harvest alongside rabbis and volunteers when the detention occurred. Reports noted that the area has faced increasing threats from radical settlers and that Lander has been critical of Israel during his campaign.
Reports across the political spectrum agree that New York congressional candidate Brad Lander was detained by the Israeli military in the West Bank while participating in an olive harvest.
Left-leaning outlets like The New Republic provided more background on Lander as a Democratic nominee and former city official. Center outlets such as Bloomberg mentioned that the olive harvest involved Palestinian farmers facing threats from radical Jewish settlers. Right-leaning outlets like Fox News highlighted Lander's political affiliations, noting that he is a Mamdani-backed candidate.
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Israel Detains NY Congressional Candidate Lander at West Bank Olive Harvest
Israeli forces detained Brad Lander, a Democratic candidate for Congress from New York, as he took part in a West Bank olive harvest with Palestinian farmers who have faced increasing threats from radical Jewish settlers.
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Source context: Democratic nominee for Congress and former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was detained by the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank Wednesday morning. “I’ve been detained by the IDF, along with a group of rabbis & volunteers. We were simply harvesting olives in a grov…
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Democratic nominee for Congress and former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was detained by the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank Wednesday morning. “I’ve been detained by the IDF, along with a group of rabbis & volunteers. We were simply harvesting olives in a grove near Nehalim in the West Bank,” Lander posted on X with a picture from a bus…
Congressional candidate Brad Lander said Wednesday in a post on X that he was detained in the West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces while participating in an olive harvest.
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Israeli forces detained Brad Lander, a Democratic candidate for Congress from New York, as he took part in a West Bank olive harvest with Palestinian farmers who have faced increasing threats from radical Jewish settlers.
New York congressional candidate Brad Lander (D) said Wednesday that he has been detained by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the West Bank while “harvesting olives in a grove near Nehalim.” “The occupation is a crime under international law. Harvesting olives isn’t a crime under any law I know,” Lander wrote in a post…
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NY congressional candidate Brad Lander was detained by the IDF in the West Bank while harvesting olives alongside a group of rabbis and volunteers.
Brad Lander says he was detained by the Israeli military while harvesting olives with Rabbis for Peace volunteers in the West Bank on Wednesday.
New York House candidate Brad Lander was detained for a short period by the Israeli military while visiting a Palestinian village in the West Bank, he said. Lander has made a name for himself during his campaign as a vocal Jewish voice critical of Israel, and he spent a chunk of the home stretch of…
