NY congressional candidate Brad Lander detained in West Bank

WBUR

Published October 21, 2026 at 11:54 AM EDT

New York Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander was briefly detained by Israeli defense forces Wednesday morning while picking olives in a pro-Palestinian protest in the West Bank.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Lander.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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