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Campaigns Archives:The Olive Harvest
‘You Are Not Alone’ campaign: Supporting farmers during the olive harvest
For the 13th year in a row, Stop the Wall and the Land Defense Coalition in collaboration with the Palestinian Farmers Union have conducted the “You Are Not Alone” campaign, the collective voluntary efforts to support Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest against Israeli aggression and land confiscation. From October 10th to November 10th, the […]
Olive Harvest 2014: The opening event of the olive harvesting in Wadi Fukin village.
Under the surveillance of dozens of Israeli soldiers the opening event of the Olive Harvest program was in Wadi Fukin village. Activists from Palestine, Norway, Sweden, Spain, USA and Germany gathered in a field threatened by the nearby Israeli settlement Beitar Illit, to pick olives. A good amount of cameras covered the harvesting, among them […]
Olive Harvest 2014: Settlers torch trees in Nahalin
On Wednesday the 8 of October settlers torched 30 olive trees in the village of Nahalin, west off Bethlehem. Residents from the village say that it was a group of settlers from Beitar Illit. The residents say that this is not the first time, but one of several attempts to seize land for the settlements. […]
Olive Harvest 2014: Settlers cut olive trees in village between Salfit and Nablus.
Monday 6.10: Israeli settlers cut down around 100 olive trees nearby the village of Yassouf, which is located about 7 km north of the town of Salfit. Farmers from this area have reported that settlers from Tuffah were behind. It has also been reported about vandalism in Burin and in Awarta. Since the Israeli occupation […]
Farming in Hebron surrounded by soldiers
Hebron, or Al-Khalil in Arabic, is the only city in the West Bank were settlers are in the center of the city, which has made of this place one with more tension in the area. Due to this the Old City of Hebron was divide in the H1 and H2 zone. The H1 zone is […]
Olive Harvesting in Jenin: A Photo Story
This year the season for the olive harvesting in Palestine began in the mid of October. Jenin, in the north of Palestine, was one of the frist districts where they began harvesting the olives. The kick-off of the olive harvesting in Jenin was done by a large group of Palestinian students and a group of […]
Olive Harvest 2008 – First Report
Introduction: As has been the tradition for generations, the month of October signalled the beginning of the olive harvest for hundreds of Palestinian villages across the West Bank. Each year, the harvest becomes a bigger challenge for the farmers who face a tightening siege from the Wall, expanding settlements, settler attacks and permit restrictions, all […]