Israeli forces detain about 80 olive harvest volunteers near Bethlehem

The Sansasyonel - International (English) · Oct 21, 2026 · 1m

Israeli military personnel detained approximately 80 American, Israeli, and British volunteers who were picking olives near the West Bank village of Nahalin. Among those detained was Brad Lander, a congressional candidate from New York, along with several rabbis and Joshua Schoffman, a former deputy attorney general of Israel. The group’s organizers stated they were peacefully collecting olives on private land belonging to a Palestinian family that had invited them. Soldiers said the area had been declared a closed military zone, divided the detainees by nationality, and transported them to a…