Israeli forces have detained around 80 activists, including American, Israeli, and British volunteers, after they were assisting Palestinians with olive harvesting near the West Bank village of Nahalin. Among those held is a Democratic congressional nominee from New York, along with several rabbis and Israel’s former deputy attorney general. The group, transported to a police station, described the detentions as part of a peaceful agricultural activity, with one activist calling the Israeli occupation a violation of international law. The incident has drawn attention to tensions over land use and humanitarian aid in the region.
About 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers held near Nahalin in West Bank and taken to police stationThe 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.“I’ve been detained by the IDF, along with a group of rabbis and volunteers,” Lander posted from a bus taking him to a police station. “We were simply harvesting olives in a grove near Nahalin in the West Bank. The occupation is a crime under international law. Harvesting olives isn’t a crime under any law I know.” Continue reading...
