US Democratic Congressional Candidate Lander Detained by Israeli Authorities in West Bank
Brad Lander, a US Democratic Party candidate for Congress, was detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, along with other Americans, Israelis and Palestinians taking part in the annual olive harvest, rights groups said. The incident took place in Nahalin, a village south of Bethlehem, as Palestinians were gathering olives accompanied by around 80 volunteers, according to Israeli organization Rabbis for Human Rights and Jewish North American organization T'ruah.
