Key facts
- Brad Lander, a US congressional nominee, was detained by Israeli authorities.
- The incident occurred in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.
- Lander was with Palestinian farmers harvesting olives when detained.
Brad Lander, a Democratic nominee for the US House of Representatives and former New York City comptroller, was detained by Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. He was among 90 individuals accompanying Palestinian farmers harvesting olives at the time, according to Rabbis for Human Rights, an Israeli rights group. Lander, a Jewish American, has previously criticized Israel's war in Gaza. There was no immediate comment from Israel Police or the US Embassy in Jerusalem.