Friday October 17th was another day of blood and pain for the residents of Ni’lin, as they continued their olive harvest near the land that has been confiscated by the Occupationâs expanding settlements. ***image2***Volunteers and medical teams came to the village early to help the farmers pick their olives, and to provide support and solidarity […]
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Occupation forces expel farmers from their land in Kafr Qadum
Occupation forces expelled farmers from their land in Kafr Qadum, following a series of attacks by settlers against the farmers on October 20 2008. At around 10:00 in the morning, the forces declared the land to the east of the village to be a closed military zone, and prevented the farmers from harvesting their olives. […]
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Attacks against villagers continue in Kafr Qaddum
Harassment and abuse perpetrated by settlers from the Qedumim settlement against Palestinian olive farmers continues throughout the month of October, as farmers have repeatedly come under attack for trying to harvest their olives. The settlers committing the attacks have been protected by Occupation forces, who consistently refrain from intervening on behalf of the Palestinians. Some […]
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First day of the olive harvest campaign marked by settlers torching trees
Kufr Qadum was attacked by settlers who invaded the village olive groves where farmers were preparing for the harvest. They came from Kedumim Settlement, built on stolen village land, and torched 25 â 30 olive trees located to the north of the village. They stationed themselves there, effectively barring the farmers from reaching the trees […]
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The Olive Harvest: full programme of activities
As part of the activities marking the sixth week against the Apartheid Wall (November 9 â 16 2009), the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign and its Popular Committees are coordinating collective efforts to safeguard the olive harvest and are calling on volunteers to stand in solidarity with Palestinian communities and join in the olive harvest, which will […]
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Road closures block farmers from their lands in Qalqilya
In early October, Occupation forces used bulldozers and concrete barriers to block off roads to farmland near the city of Qalqilya. These blockades prevented farmers from reaching their agricultural land during the most important time of the year, the olive harvest. One of the roads that was closed was the road that led from the […]
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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 […]
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Invitation: Press Conference to Launch the Olive Harvest 2008
The Olive Harvest Campaign starts on October 15 and ends on November 15. Over 106 villages all over the West Bank have been categorizes as endangered areas this year. The settler attacks add to the Wall that isolates often up to 80% of the village lands and strengthen the apartheid infrastructure in the West Bank. […]
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Ni’lin: An Olive Harvest with Tears and Blood
On Friday 10th of October, residents of Nilin started harvesting their olives trees that are located on confiscated lands and had to face the usual violence of the Occupation. In the early hours of the morning, international activists arrived to the center of the village to help families pick their olives. However, many of them […]
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Occupation issues new building master plan to Brukin village
The Occupation has issued a new master plan to the village Bruqin, allowing residents to build on a small portion of Area C land. This move does little to reverse the devastation brought on by more than 20 years of settlement activity on village land and, like the rerouting of the Wall in Jayyous, is […]