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US Democratic congressional nominee Lander detained by Israeli authorities in West Bank

Al-Monitor21 October 2026, 11:46 UTCPalestine

(Corrects day in first paragraph to Wednesday, not Tuesday)TEL AVIV, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Brad Lander, an ally of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani who is running for the US Congress next month, was among 90 individuals detained by Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday while accompanying Palestinian farmers harvesting olives, according to Rabbis for Human rights, an Israeli rights group.

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