NY House Candidate Brad Lander Briefly Detained by Israeli Military in West Bank
New York House candidate Brad Lander was detained for a short period by the Israeli military while visiting a Palestinian village in the West Bank, he said.
TL;DR
- New York House candidate Brad Lander was detained by the Israeli military.
- The detention occurred while Lander was visiting a Palestinian village in the West Bank.
- Lander has been a vocal critic of Israel during his campaign.
- He was in the West Bank to hear about Palestinians' experiences with settler violence.
- Lander and a group of volunteers were detained but subsequently released.