Rabbi says IDF arrested her, others while "acting out Jewish values" in West Bank olive harvest
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[0:00] And an American rabbi is speaking out
[0:01] after she said she was detained by
[0:03] Israeli forces in the West Bank while
[0:05] observing the Palestinian olive harvest.
[0:07] Rabbi Jill Jacobs is the CEO of Trua, a
[0:10] rabbitical human rights organization.
[0:12] She says she was detained with dozens of
[0:14] Americans, including a group of rabbis
[0:16] and democratic New York City
[0:17] congressional candidate Brad Lander on
[0:19] Wednesday. The event was hosted by the
[0:21] Protect the Harvest Coalition to Support
[0:23] and Defend Palestinian Gathering C uh
[0:25] gatherings crops. A US State Department
[0:28] spokesperson says it is aware of reports
[0:30] of Americans detained in the West Bank
[0:32] and is tracking the situation. Rabbi
[0:33] Jill Jacobs joins us now from the
[0:35] occupied West Bank. Um, appreciate you
[0:37] being on with us this morning. Rabbi
[0:39] Jill, just kind of set the scene.
[0:41] Describe what led to this mass
[0:43] detainment.
[0:46] >> Thank you so much for having me. I'm
[0:48] here with a group of rabbis from TRUA,
[0:51] the organization I lead, along with
[0:53] Rabbis for Human Rights, an organization
[0:54] of Israeli rabbis and other volunteers,
[0:56] both Israeli and international
[0:58] volunteers. And we've