“I’ve been detained by the IDF, along with a group of rabbis and volunteers,” Lander posted on the way to the police station. “Harvesting olives isn’t a crime under any law I know.”
Police claim Brad Lander and 80 other activists didn't coordinate, despite IDF maps showing no coordination needed in area; Israel accuses Lander of 'harvesting headlines'
Mr. Lander, a Democratic congressional nominee from New York, had been helping Palestinian farmers. He said he was released after about three hours, but that other volunteers were still in custody.
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