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NY congressional nominee Brad Lander says he was detained by the IDF in the West Bank

NY congressional candidate Brad Lander was detained by the IDF in the West Bank while harvesting olives alongside a group of rabbis and volunteers.

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New York Post· Oct 21, 12:16 PMNY congressional nominee Brad Lander says he was detained by the IDF in the West Bank
NBC News· Oct 21, 12:22 PMNew York congressional candidate Brad Lander says IDF detained him in the occupied West Bank
Fox News· Oct 21, 1:31 PMBrad Lander says IDF detained him during West Bank activism

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N.Y. congressional candidate Brad Lander says he was detained by IDF soldiers in West BankCongressional candidate Brad Lander said that he was detained in the occupied West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces while participating in an olive harvest. Lander told NBC News in an interview that he was later released with a warning, although the rest of the group he was with remains in detention. NBC News' Matt Bradley discusses how it comes as…

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