US Activists, Including Congressional Candidate, Detained During Palestinian Olive Harvest
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS Arabic by baba
Around 80 American activists, including New York congressional candidate Brad Lander, were detained by Israeli forces on Wednesday near Bethlehem. The activists were accompanying Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest in the village of Nahalin. The military declared the area a closed zone, detaining the volunteers for identification.
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- Eighty American activists, including congressional candidate Brad Lander, were detained by Israeli forces near Bethlehem.
- The activists were assisting Palestinian farmers during the annual olive harvest season.
- The Israeli military declared the area a closed military zone for 24 hours.
- Rabbis for Human Rights stated the farmers had been unable to access the land for three years.
- The organization criticized the military for detaining those who came to help the farmers.
Approximately 80 American activists, including a congressional candidate, were detained by Israeli forces on Wednesday near Bethlehem while accompanying Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest. The activists, associated with the organization Rabbis for Human Rights, were in the area of the village of Nahalin to assist farmers who had been unable to access their land for three years.
According to Rabbis for Human Rights, Israeli military forces arrived about two hours after the volunteers began their work and declared the area a closed military zone for 24 hours. The organization stated that there was no prior notification of this order.
Representatives from the group informed the soldiers they would leave the area, but all present were detained for identification and their documents were photographed.
Anton Goodman, interim executive director of Rabbis for Human Rights, criticized the military's actions, stating, "Instead of protecting people working their land, the army is keeping them away from it, and those who came to accompany them are detained for identification." He added that the military's actions prevented people from accessing their land.
Among those detained was Brad Lander, a congressional candidate from New York.
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