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  "id": 15894737,
  "title": "80 Israelis and Americans, including NY Democrat Brad Lander, detained in West Bank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/80-israelis-and-americans-including-ny-democrat-brad-lander-detained",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T13:28:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/10/21/nx-s1-6010460/brad-lander-detained-west-bank-israel-palestinians"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Israeli security forces detained approximately 80 to 90 volunteers in the West Bank on Wednesday, according to NPR, Al-Monitor, and the Jerusalem Post. The group, which included U.S. Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander and former deputy attorney-general Yehoshua Schoffman, was working with Rabbis for Human Rights to assist Palestinian farmers with the olive harvest near a village close to Bethlehem. Haaretz reports the volunteers were helping farmers reach lands that have been inaccessible since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.\n\nThe Jerusalem Post reports that the IDF arrived two hours after the volunteers began working and declared the field a closed military zone. Although activists told the Post they complied with military orders to leave the area, they were still detained and transported to a police station for processing. One detained activist told the Jerusalem Post that no one was harmed during the process.\n\nBrad Lander, described by Al-Monitor as an ally of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, stated that he was harvesting olives in a grove near Nehalim. According to the Jerusalem Post, Rabbis for Human Rights noted that the Palestinian farmers had been unable to access these olive groves for three years.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Israel detains U.S. Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander in West Bank, group says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/israel-detains-u-s-democratic-congressional-candidate-brad-lander-in",
        "published": "2026-10-21T10:00:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "WATCH: IDF detains 90 West Bank olive harvest volunteers, including US congressional nominee Lander",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/watch-idf-detains-90-west-bank-olive-harvest-volunteers-including-us",
        "published": "2026-10-21T11:28:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Congressional candidate Brad Lander says he was detained by Israeli military in West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/congressional-candidate-brad-lander-says-he-was-detained-by-israeli",
        "published": "2026-10-21T14:24:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "80 volunteers detained by Israeli forces in West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/80-volunteers-detained-by-israeli-forces-in-west-bank",
        "published": "2026-10-21T14:39:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Israeli forces detain New York Congressional candidate Brad Lander in West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/israeli-forces-detain-new-york-congressional-candidate-brad-lander-in",
        "published": "2026-10-21T14:47:08.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}