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Israeli forces detain and then release U.S. congressional candidate at West Bank harvest

Brad Lander is running in the U.S. elections on Nov. 3 to represent a heavily Democratic New York district in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Courthouse News Service· Oct 21, 5:14 PMIsraeli forces detain and then release US congressional candidate at West Bank harvestAlso ran in The Philadelphia Inquirer

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