IDF Detains 80 International Volunteers, Including NY Candidate Brad Lander, During West Bank Olive Harvest
Israeli security forces detained approximately 80 international volunteers, including New York Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander and former Israeli deputy attorney general Joshua Schoffman, while they assisted Palestinian families in harvesting olives near the West Bank village of Nahalin. The group, organized by the coalition Protect the Harvest, was peacefully working on private land when soldiers declared the area a closed military zone. Lander was released with a warning, while the others remained in custody without food. The incident occurred amid a surge in settler violence against harvesters and journalists, which had recently prompted rare arrests of settlers by Israeli police.
