Ramallah, Palestinian Territories, Oct 21, 2026 (AFP) - Israel detains US congressional candidate at West Bank olive harvest

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2026-10-21

Israeli forces on Wednesday briefly detained a US congressional candidate as he joined activists supporting Palestinians harvesting olives in the face of threats by extremist settlers. Brad Lander, a left-wing Democrat who is expected to easily win a House seat in New York City on November 3, posted on social media that he was detained along with a group of rabbis and volunteers as they harvested olives west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank......

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