Israeli military detains US politician Brad Lander and rabbis at olive harvest
About 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers held near Nahalin in West Bank and taken to police station The Israeli military has detained about 80 US…
The Guardian reports: About 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers held near Nahalin in West Bank and taken to police station The Israeli military has detained about 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers helping Palestinians harvest olives near Bethlehem, including the New York Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander, several rabbis and Israel’s former deputy attorney general.
“We were simply harvesting olives in a grove near Nahalin in the West Bank.
This world story centres on Israel. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Israeli, Brad Lander and British.
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