Conflict & Security
Israeli military detains US congressional nominee at West Bank olive harvest
October 21, 2026 at 01:58 PM · Updated 1d ago
Coverage
5 reports · 3 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 2 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
أثناء قطف الزيتون.. الاحتلال يحتجز 90 شخصا بينهم المرشح الديمقراطي براد لاندر
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AJAl Jazeera English
US congressional candidate Brad Lander freed after West Bank detention
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TGThe Guardian
Israeli military detains US politician Brad Lander and rabbis at olive harvest
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MAMasrawy
إسرائيل تحتجز مرشحا للكونجرس الأمريكي في الضفة الغربية
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يواليوم السابع
حليف ممدانى.. إسرائيل تعتقل مرشحا للكونجرس الأمريكى فى الضفة الغربية
(opens the publisher’s site)Israeli forces have detained about 80 volunteers at a West Bank olive harvest, including a US congressional nominee, after troops declared the area a closed military zone.
- Israeli forces detained about 80 volunteers, including Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander and former deputy attorney general Joshua Schoffman, near the village of Nahalin.
- Lander said the group was peacefully harvesting olives and was held after soldiers declared the area a closed military zone.
- Schoffman said he was held "for the crime of olive harvesting" and called the mass detention a "complete hallucination."
- Organizers said Lander was released with a warning while the other detainees, including T'ruah CEO Jill Jacobs, were still being held.
- An Israeli human rights group reported that authorities detained about 90 people, including Brad Lander, up from the earlier count of roughly 80.
- After his release, Lander called for the immediate release of dozens of remaining detainees, including rabbis and international volunteers.