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How many people did Israeli troops detain at a West Bank olive harvest?
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Democratic candidate Brad Lander, running in New York, says Israeli forces detained him near Nehalim in the occupied West Bank, while he helped pick olives with Rabbis for Human Rights volunteers.
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Notícias ao Minuto reported that 80 volunteers from that group were detained. De Volkskrant, citing The Jerusalem Post, put it at about ninety, and Lander said several dozen were still in custody. No later count has been published, so treat these as early figures.
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Lander wrote on X: I was detained by the IDF, along with a group of rabbis and volunteers. He said he was released after a caution, possibly because of his public profile. Israel's foreign ministry called it a political stunt, and the army said the grove owner had not requested permission.
“I was detained by the IDF, along with a group of rabbis and volunteers”
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Based on reports by
- Le Monde.fr“Not in my name!”: in the olive groves of the occupied West Bank, the election campaign of one of New York's Jewish Democratic figures
- Le Monde.frIsrael detains US congressional candidate at West Bank olive harvest
- de VolkskrantIsrael denies French journalist access for elections
- Le SoirA US Democratic congressional candidate detained in the West Bank
- AdnkronosUS congressional candidate, “detained by IDF in West Bank, was harvesting olives with Palestinians”
- AdnkronosUS Congressional candidate, “detained by IDF on the West Bank, was picking olives with Palestinians”