Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in July 2026.

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Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank surged during the October 2026 olive harvest, prompting U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio to call on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to crack down on violence

Rabbis for Human Rights organized around 80 volunteers, including 33 U.S. citizens alongside British, Canadian, and Israeli participants, to provide protective solidarity for Palestinian farmers facing settler violence

Israeli military and police forces detained U.S. Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander and approximately 80 volunteers on October 21, 2026 while they harvested olives alongside Palestinian farmers near Nahalin, West Bank

Brad Lander, a former New York City comptroller and ally of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, traveled to the West Bank as part of the Protect the Harvest coalition after vocal criticism of Israel's military operations in Gaza

Israeli forces informed the volunteer group of roughly 80 people detained near Nahalin that they had entered a closed military zone before taking them to a police station in an Israeli settlement on two separate buses

Brad Lander was released from Israeli military custody with a warning because of his public profile as a U.S. congressional candidate, while dozens of other volunteers remained held at a police station

Acting Director Anton Goodman of Rabbis for Human Rights stated that the volunteer group detained near Nahalin could not have known the area was a closed military zone prior to arriving and had offered to leave peacefully

Israel Defense Forces officials stated on October 21, 2026 that the local landowner near Nehalim was provided contact information to coordinate the olive harvest near Nehalim at a later date

An American photojournalist for the Washington Post was beaten by Israeli settlers on October 16, 2026 while covering a West Bank olive harvest, and European diplomats and a French mayor were attacked the following day

The Israel Defense Forces stated that conducting an olive harvest near an Israeli community requires prior coordination for safety reasons, describing the presence of Brad Lander's group near Nehalim as an uncoordinated harvest posing security risks

Israeli authorities stated that security forces were actively facilitating authorized, safe olive harvests across the West Bank region while carrying out ongoing defensive and counterterrorism missions

T'ruah chief executive Rabbi Jill Jacobs stated that police made no formal accusations against the roughly 80 volunteers detained near Nahalin while holding them inside and outside a West Bank settlement police station

Israeli police announced on October 20, 2026 that they had arrested ten individuals in connection with violence against Palestinians and journalists during the West Bank olive harvest

During a September 28, 2026 speech to the AFL-CIO, Cait Conley stated that the biggest threat faced during the 2024 campaign stemmed from Donald Trump's claims that the 2020 election was rigged.

Representative Ashley Hinson of Iowa called for an immediate end to the military conflict in Iran, a pause on diesel exports, and a suspension of the gas tax to lower consumer costs.

Cait Conley served 16 years in the United States Army with six combat deployments and led counterterrorism efforts on President Joe Biden's National Security Council.

Cait Conley campaign spokesperson Maddy Rosen defended Conley's statements, explaining they referenced administration actions like a war with Iran that resulted in the deaths of 21 American service members.

Democratic candidate Cait Conley repeatedly stated in speeches between April and September 2026 that the greatest threat to America's future comes from within its own borders, specifically pointing to Donald Trump and his administration.

Democratic candidate Cait Conley is challenging Republican incumbent Representative Mike Lawler for New York's 17th Congressional District seat in the Hudson Valley.

Representative Mike Lawler is seeking a third term in New York's 17th Congressional District, while Cait Conley won a five-way Democratic primary in her first political campaign.