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I’ve been released from IDF custody with a “warning,” apparently because of my public profile (I told them I wasn’t even a congressmember yet, just a nominee). But several dozen rabbis & participants harvesting olives with me are still in detention.

I’ve been released from IDF custody with a “warning,” apparently because of my public profile (I told them I wasn’t even a congressmember yet, just a nominee). But several dozen rabbis & participants harvesting olives with me are still in detention.

Brad Lander

Brad Lander

@bradlander.bsky.social

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I’ve been released from IDF custody with a “warning,” apparently because of my public profile (I told them I wasn’t even a congressmember yet, just a nominee). But several dozen rabbis & participants harvesting olives with me are still in detention.
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If we continue to let Israheil get away with its lawlessness, we will be forever their servants. You can count on me to keep trying to SHUT IT DOWN💪
My thanks to you all
@queenbeewolf.bsky.social · 22/10/2026 01:49
The I☠️F sux.
It's illegal to work in almost every country on a tourist visa, Brad.

Stop flying around the world breaking the law, Brad.
Keep up the great work man !!!!
Oye! Please be careful over there. Having read too many reports about the targeted violence on everyone not actively supporting the settlers, it is a legitimate conflict zone.

These goons have been targeting and murdering children at number that defy any explanation.
Zetsubo @zetsubo.bsky.social · 22/10/2026 02:14
Oh it's got a perfectly easy explanation. NAZA aren't human in the eyes of the IDF.
@whiskeyflip.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 23:19
So happy to vote for you as my congressperson.
@terifaarr.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 23:01
I wish I could vote for this man.
the israeli military is a terrorist organization
I really am glad you went to help, and it's good work. But this is not an outlier, it's the norm. This is Zionism.
@rcdonnelly.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 22:29
Call them terrorists
@rayinrichmond.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 22:03
Israel is a rogue state.

The United States has been subsidizing Israel since 1948.

It's time for Israel to survive on its own and to send Netanyahu to The Hague.
Thank you! Holding you in my heart. The world is finally waking up to the evil goons in the IDF. Save 🇵🇸
Thank you for bringing attention to these terrible crimes.
@octspaeard.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 21:20
I respect you so much. Please never change. Stay safe.
😡😡😡😡😡
I was thinking the other day that we don’t have enough elected officials doing pointless publicity stunts that accomplish nothing of value. Good that we will now have Lander to take on this project rather than do his actual job.
Detaining rabbis over an olive harvest is the tell. Nonviolent work on Palestinian land gets treated as a security threat while settler violence runs on state cover. The warning for the nominee and detention for the rest says plenty about who the system protects.
Brad Lander is a mensch.
Domestic Terrorism
#NotInMyName
Can I compensate you by inviting you to a group ride with a visually-impared-and-not tandem 🚴 group in Tel Aviv?
Netanyahu and others in his government involved in genocide must face trial at the International Criminal Court. No nation should be sending arms or any other support to Israel.
Thank you! And cheers to the Rabbi’s as well!
Israel gets BILLIONS of our taxpayer dollars, and THIS is how they treat Americans?

This money faucet needs to be shut off!
Tonezib @tonezib.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 19:06
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@jklinders.myatproto.social · 21/10/2026 18:59
Rabbis you say? It's almost like being in opposition to Zionism has nothing at all to do with being anti-Semitic.
I hope your experiences lead you to abandon calling yourself a liberal Zionist. There is nothing good about Zionism, and the concept of an ethnic state for Jews only.
Thank you and Rabbis like Jill Jacobs for your stand for humanity and decency Brad!
Merp @imagin8ion.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 18:39
Oh my god I didn’t even know anything had happened. Last I saw was your video showing yourselves out there… I wonder if that’s why you got picked up. This is terrible news and very discouraging. Grateful to hear you’re safe but what tf. 😣😔💔
knicks in five
Wendy @wendydoz.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 18:10
SAF what Israel is doing
@arcticfriend.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 18:09
Relieved to hear you are safe, Brad, but deeply concerned for the rabbis & volunteers still in detention. Thank you so much for standing in solidarity with Palestinian farmers. Your courage gives so many of us hope. You‘re a hero & inspiration to millions of us in America.
True leadership in action!
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Unconscionable and inexcusable!
Respect
@youngcrone.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:49
Netanyahu's Israel thinks it's OK if they're 'merely' unlawfully-detaining Americans to interfere in our elections?
Unsure if this was your group, but:

(More on comments in the OG thread)
Buttes @brendanger.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:37
I just want to thank you and the people with you for walking the walk. What you've done here is incredibly brave and extraordinarily meaningful for those of us that both love and respect Jewish people and want both Jewish and Palestinian people to be able to live in peace and prosperity together.
ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:35
Thank you!! 💙 Brand Lander, thanks to all of the good people, Rabbis, volunteers, for going to assist Palestinians in the olive harvest. I left a message for Sen Schumer asking that he intervene, make a public statement, called my Congressman, his office was unaware.
Stop calling the invading terrorists "Settlers". In doing so you normalise them and their behaviours.
Play stupid games win stupid prized
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A warning not to....pick olives?
You and those with you are doing an immense service to all of us who have had enough - and have been screaming at our elected representatives to do something.
You did something. I hope you are elected.
You have the support of the huge majority of us in America.
The far more vocal and powerful minority are brainwashed into supporting a murderous regime under Netanyahu.
The Israeli government is committing genocide.
This is fact.
Thank you, Brad, for your service.
Thank you Brad, you’re a REAL ONE.
But please please please don’t stop, please don’t keep trying to help.
And if anything, please bring more people with you next time.
Please somebody help them.
Come home Brad. We need you safe.
✊
Oh you poor thing, maybe get the permits to enter the area next time. Would you allow someone from another country to just barge into your orchard with a bunch of radicals? Oh and congrats on getting your name up their with all the other unjustly "arrested by the IDF" celebrities.
Israel is run by garbage fascists
NY10 please, please elect this guy. 🙏
Apparently “ICE” is spreading its wings beyond Trumpistan. In Trumpistan’s mother country, Russia, you are pushed/thrown from open windows of tall buildings, while in Trumpistan you are shot and killed or run over, held in concentration camps or deported illegally. 3 countries control the world
Held for harvesting olives, released with a 'warning' because his name made the paperwork awkward. Dozens of rabbis are still inside without that luxury.
@readingrambo365.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:33
Thank you so much for putting yourself in harm’s way to bring attention to all the Palestinians suffer, Israel is a rogue state and must become an international pariah. Not a cent of our money should be spent on them
@mostlysuny.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:33
Have the Jews become what Nazis were?
Not as industrialized or organized, but the behavior matching is there.
Trauma begets trauma, cult begets cult.
Maybe you shouldn’t be a liberal Zionist, Brad.
@peacefulcoexistnce.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:32
I like Goldman. He fought trump, and didnt undermine Democrats
wtf?
They are not settlers, they are pogromists
Thank you.
Respect. I wish I could vote for you.
I appreciate your bravery, honesty, and commitment. Hopefully when you are elected we can find some justice and positive change for the Palestinians.
@smknjohnny17.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:09
WTF; are you doing; Israel????????????? have you lost your fucking minds??????????? if you reelect Netanyahu; you will be doomed!!!!!!! is that what you want???????
Respect to you.
It warms my heart to know that Israelis and rabbis are with you on this.
Keep up the fight Brad. We’re with you ✊🏻
thank you for doing this
@mimeismoney.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 15:53
you’re a judenrat
the zionist is being antisemitic what are the odds.
You're a mensch, Mr. Lander. ✊
Glad you are OK Brad, but very concerned about the others

Stay safe 🙏
@beefunwellington.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 15:40
Luv this guy.
In a world of villains, you are a good guy, Lander.
You are inspiring, and an example of true humanity. Thank you for leading by example. My heart goes out to everyone still in captivity, and to the Palestinian victims of this atrocious genocide.
Bill @sporb.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 15:20
Why the fuck would you go to Israel? Jebus.
we look forward to seeing you in Congress.
Luck @mrthagoo.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 15:10
There is no possible two state solution. This is what Israel is. A violent settler-colonial state. A racist state.

You were arrested on occupied territory. This is Palestinian land yet you were detained by the IDF.

You must break with the two-state delusion.
✨🙏✨ Safe Travels! ✨🙏✨
@jonathanmlewis.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 15:03
Stop goosestepping IDF.
Andy Olsen @andyo.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 15:02
Israeli settlers are the KKK of Israel. They're vicious, bigoted, thugs with police and military backing.

Is this what Jewish Holocaust survivors wanted?!?

It's good to see more Jewish people oppose - instead of defaming Goys as Antisemitic for opposing mass slaughter if civilians.
@no1nickb.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 14:57
It's good to see that the world is beginning to understand the activities of Israel. Gaza has resembled a concentration camp for decades. They have illegally settled the West Bank for decades. They call anyone who criticises anti semitic. They call all Palestinians terrorists.
It's been a death camp for decades.
Debboo @debboo.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 14:57
Netanyahu’s Corruption!
Thank you for your commitment to justice and international law. Can't wait to see what you do in Congress!
This man is an ally and a good dude.
Thank you
The IDF, the Israeli government and the land robbers are a law unto themselves.
No government seems to care what is happening to the Palestinian people.
God bless you for this. All of you.
@veronicanyce.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 14:48
Once elected you need to push for the US to cut off funding. No two ways about it, as long as America funds Netanyahu's government, he will let the settlers and IDF run amok. Plus, the American public has begun to sour on this lopsided relationship.
⚖️✊ Respects for all you are doing.
We send them billions and they take issue with our Politicians just being there.
@leajacobsen.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 14:45
American Taxpayers funding the bEsT eThNiC cleansing, to make room for the trump Gaza Plaza
Respectfully, I'm confused. You're clearly against the occupation and support of Palestinian freedom, but you also support the State of Israel. This is what the state does. This is what it's always done. This is how 'it exists".

So is your support for Israel going to be reexamined? I hope so.
Respectfully, the State of Israel is recognized by the UN, and has existed for nearly 80 years.

When any other country engages in grave human rights violations, the focus is on ending those abuses, not the ending of that state.
I'd say he's just generally against ethnic cleansing. It's a consistent principle.
What has he said about supporting Israel?
Detained but still thinks the ethnostate should exist smh what a loser
Israelis have over the decades destroyed over 1m Palestinian olive trees. In Lebanon they've destroyed many acres of forestry, bulldozing most of it, poisoned the land with lead, phosphorus, other herbicideS & harassed villagers/farmers.

Ecocide is part of Israel's nazi genocide #BDS
.. and is largely ignored by Israel's allies in the West who would much rather we were distracted by arguments and accusations about "antisemitism"
Such a drama queen....everything with him is performative, just like the rest of the batshit crazy DSA lunatics, including the pro-Hamas NYC mayor.
IDF is hamas now?
Fkn attention seeker 😂😂😭
imagine signing an AI image like you are actually proud of it lmao
Praying with and for y’all and the people you are helping. I know the olive harvest is always a flashpoint of settler violence in the push of attempting to drive Palestinians off the land. I’m glad you all are safe, but frustrated and angry alongside you at this ongoing travesty. May peace prevail.
Fuck you. You stage this knowing what will happen so you can broadcast this back to your antisemitic voters. Honestly this is as transparent as glass. Maybe you should be campaigning in your district and not stirring up controversy. I hate you.
Hey so... what'd he know would happen, exactly?

Could you be specific?
God bless you & the whole team! I’m so sorry you had to go through this & can’t believe the others are still detained. This should bring strong condemnation from the whole world but I’m afraid it won’t. Thank you for standing up & shining a light through service. You’re an inspiration.
@acearmy.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 14:29
Netanyahu needs to face the international courts as soon as our kackistocracy is over. We can’t support this abuse. Netanyahu is nothing more than a criminal, a thief and a murderer
@spliceosome.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 15:39
Netanyahu is more than a criminal. His behavior indicates he is a psychopath!
Israel is a terrorist state.
The olives are symbolic of a huge, largely untold story. I haven't been to Israel in a long time, but what stuck with me is that the most pressing issue in the West Bank is the aquifer.

In a real sense, that's what they're fighting over.

Water, and the right to access it.
Of all the politicians in America, you sir have shown true character by putting yourself in literal harms way over this issue.

God protect you and keep up the good work.
Israel is not an ally. To anyone.
the entire enterprise, and elicit broad compliance by Israeli society.
Israel is trying to avert the PR disaster while still doing the evil thing. "Only pluralist democracy in the Middle East" my ass. They've always been supremacists, not pluralists, so their claim to democracy was tenuous even before Netanyahu/Smotrich/BenGvir made it a joke.
That illusion was wearing thin before they disqualified a Palestinian-Israel candidate strictly due to race and religion.

That's not even a lie the Zionists tell anymore.
Thank you Brad for doing this important work. In the bigger picture, the only hope for creating a new political reality in which the conflict can be resolved is the Palestinian-led BDS campaign. Without economic consequences for Israel, nothing will ever change. I hope you will consider this.
Nothing short of sanctions against Israel comparable to the sanctions used against South Africa in the 80s will stop their abuses.

Are you willing to go that far?

Are you willing to go further? Because it might take force to get them to stop.
Horrible.
You are a true mensch, Mr. Lander. I’m looking forward to seeing you in the House.
Get back to New York you shanda.
i think the people doing genocide are the disgraceful ones but you do you weirdo
Time to sanction Israel.
J. Smith @jooltman.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 14:07
Please take care. Will think of all those still detained today, and hope Israel doesn’t mistreat them the way they tortured some of the peace flotilla protestors. Scary stuff.
Anna @anna131123.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 14:05
Glad to hear you're out! Hoping everyone else gets home safely too. 🙏
While you're doing your usual performative activism, actually-legit Dems (not progressives) are putting in work trying to stop the Trump admin from torturing Ukraine. So funny that progressives get elected saying they'll fight Trump, then just do performative activism while moderate Dems do the work
Zaryn @zapd117.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 14:16
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To @meeks.house.gov, @adamsmith.house.gov and @jahimes.bsky.social - thank you for sticking up for Ukraine and trying to hold the Trump admin accountable on their horrifying betrayal of it. I'm sorry that you have to deal with progressives like Lander scratching their balls over in Israel
Chad @bchadhill.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 13:59
I'm so thrilled you'll be in Congress next year, but you are clearly destined for something even greater. Your bravery and moral clarity are such an inspiration.
May this show for the record what is still happening and that something be done about it!
Mark @markpr73.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 13:57
Trace the phone calls coming into Netanyahu’s office. They will have come directly from the White House.
Grant @gdubbstl.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 13:57
Glad you’re safe, Brad.
No more U.S. funds for Bibi.
and weapons
I agree.
Sorry the hear you’re in trouble, but it’s good trouble. Well done.

Nice to know someone in the House next year will have principles and guts.
I kinda wish he’d stayed til they all got released so this wouldn’t be a one cycle story and Mamdani and Congress would engage.
Mamdani posted just this morning!
Thank you for spending extremely valuable campaigning time instead fighting for the human rights of others abroad. I’m not a constituent but people like you give me a lot of hope for a better, more empathetic future. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Keep fighting the good fight man.

Also, this story should not be put away until everyone with you is free.

Furthermore, this story should not be put away until all Palestinian's are free from the threat of genocide.
@leftofcomm.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 14:31
Brad's really one of the best we've got.
Glad you are safe, this terrorism is unacceptable, and fusing out military to be subjugated by extremists is a horrible idea
Hey any thoughts on Ukraine being betrayed by the Trump admin and Witkoff calling Putin a "humanitarian?" Any thoughts on Ukrainians being murdered and Trump saying it's "fine?" Any thoughts from you and other progressives on a SINGLE FUCKING SUBJECT THAT IS NOT ISRAEL? You're a mess
bsky.app/profile/brad...

Reading is fundamental
Salute to a real one 🫡
Thank you sir, you are fantastic.
Thank you.

In Congress, you should push for settler-specific sanctions, like the ones Biden began implementing in early 2024 and like the ones Canada, France, and the UK just announced. Israeli banks are complying, putting the entire settlement enterprise in danger. Nobody likes these thugs.
@ReMaxholdings.com should've been sanctioned a decade ago, crickets. The pigs are still there.
(Video from 2015)
Stay safe. Peace
youtu.be/h99iskBAeUw?...
Why Is RE/MAX Selling Apartments In Israel’s Illegal Settlements? Boycott Divestment Sanctions BDS
YouTube video by Ya OughtaLearn
“Settler specific”? This is the IDF.
Oswiu☦️ @oswiu.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 13:41
Hey you should probably consider divesting from Elbit if this bothers you so much
He doesn’t look bothered to me, he seems very engaged and motivated!!!
Came to donate in solidarity from Michigan, found solidarity from New York while I was here! Thank you!!
KNICKS IN FOUR BRAD 🖤❤️🤍💚
Meza @meza.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 13:36
Thank you for doing good works and putting yourself on the line repeatedly for the sake of human rights. I've seen your efforts since the mayoral race in NYC and they're always a light on a pretty bleak geopolitical picture.

May the others held in custody be released quickly.
Thank you for everything you are doing. Your courage is an inspiration.
For harvesting olives. They should all be released immediately.

To be clear: Palestinians face far worse consequences every day. These detentions by the IDF are one more attempt to undermine Palestinians’ right to harvest their olive groves, travel on their roads, and live in their homes.
K9MacMac @k9wag.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 18:26
Thank you for highlighting that as well as the overt murders, there is death by a thousand cuts as Israel abuses every tool at their disposal to force suffering onto Palestinians and those who try to relieve some of that suffering.
Brad Lander's plan if Dems retake the House to stop the many horrifying things Trump is doing:

1) bitch about Israel
2) bitch about Israel
3) bitch about Israel
4) bitch about Israel

This is also the plan for @darializaforny.bsky.social, @claireforny.bsky.social and @melatkirosco.bsky.social
Yet one more element of escalating, and very clearly state-sponsored ethnic cleansing.

We’ll update on their status as soon as we hear.
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