US teen deported, Israeli rabbi wounded as tensions mount for Jewish activists in West Bank
Leila Stillman-Utterback, a Vermont native, was deported and banned from Israel after joining a Palestinian olive harvest, highlighting tensions between the Israeli government and Jewish activists.
Leila Stillman-Utterback gathers olives during a harvest in the West Bank in the fall of 2025.(photo credit: Courtesy Stillman-Utterback)BySTEVEN DAVIDSON/JTA