Current sectionU.S. NewsHaaretz Exclusive Congressional candidate Brad Lander and Ayman Odeh, the outgoing leader of Hadash, talk to Haaretz in Lander's Brooklyn home about the way forward for U.S.-Israel relations and ending the occupationShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeEtan Nechin 07:17 PM • July 10 2026 IDTDemocratic congressional nominee Brad Lander and the outgoing leader of Israel's Hadash party Ayman Odeh are headed in opposite directions, one into electoral politics, one out of it.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Democratic PartyIsrael - U.S.Israel-PalestineZohran MamdaniAymen OdehPalestiniansKnessetHadashCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsU.S.-IranTrumpWest BankMichigan PrimaryGraham PlatnerIsrael ProtestsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastLander Hosts Ayman Odeh to Talk Vision for Israeli-Palestinian FuturePoll: Half of Jewish Americans Don't Think Protesting Israel Is AntisemiticTrump Says U.S. Will Hold Talks With Iran at Tehran's RequestPalestinians in East Jerusalem Left Without Sewage After Israel's UNRWA ShutdownPolice Legal Adviser Rushes Case Involving Political Ally, Sources SayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?As Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesAn Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelThe Original Tradwives of Ancient Rome