This week near Bethlehem, Israeli forces declared a Palestinian...

Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social Oct 22

This week near Bethlehem, Israeli forces declared a Palestinian olive grove a closed military zone and detained roughly ninety volunteers, among them dozens of American citizens and rabbis, who had come to help farmers harvest trees they had been kept from for three years.

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Israel detains then frees dozens of Americans, including Congress nominee, in West Bank

Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander along with dozens of American and Israeli rabbis and activists were helping Palestinian olive harvesters when they were detained by Israeli forces.

Lateefah Simon U.S. Representative for California's 12th District

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