Jewish US congressional candidate briefly detained while joining Palestinian olive harvest

Times of Israel21 October 2026, 18:30 UTCIsrael

Police claim Brad Lander and 80 other activists didn't coordinate, despite IDF maps showing no coordination needed in area; Israel accuses him of 'harvesting headlines'

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