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Occupation detains candidate and activists during olive harvest
Israeli occupation forces arrested, today Wednesday, Democratic Congressional candidate Brad Lander and about 90 other individuals, including activists, foreign volunteers, and Palestinian farmers, while they were participating in olive harvesting in the town of Husan west of Bethlehem in the West Bank. Israeli forces attacked farmers and solidarity activists in the "Habila" area near the "Beitar Illit" settlement, detaining some of them before arresting them on suspicion of being in a closed military zone, despite the volunteers being unaware of this. The organization "Hewers of Justice" stated that the group was harvesting olives peacefully and non-violently, and that the detention was not clearly justified. Lander responded via the "X" platform, saying that the occupation is a form of international crime, and that harvesting olives is not a crime. This incident occurs amidst escalating settler and occupation force attacks on farmers during the olive harvest season, amid increasing concerns for the safety and livelihoods of the farmers.
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