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Settlers on the Move: ‘Season of Blessing’ Turns Bloody in the West Bank
By Fayha Shalash – Ramallah Though the illegal settlers may think that their constant harassment and violence against Palestinians will eventually drive them away from their land, in reality it will do just the opposite. […]

From Australia to Palestine: The Colonial Project of Uprooting Trees
By Margaret Cassar The Australian Friends of Palestine activists in Adelaide recently waved the Palestinian flag in this grove in solidarity with Palestine. We have a short post-colonial history here in South Australia. The HMS […]

Jewish Settlers Spray Palestinian Olive Trees with Chemicals near Nablus
Jewish settlers sprayed about 60 olive trees with toxic chemicals in the town of Jaloud, near Nablus, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Ghassan Daghlas, a local official, said on Monday that Jewish settlers sneaked […]

Israeli Forces Uproot Dozens of Olive Trees near Bethlehem
Israeli occupation force on Sunday evening bulldozed Palestinian-owned land and uprooted dozens of olive trees in the town of al-Khader near Bethlehem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local activist Ahmad Salah told WAFA that […]

Parable – A Poem
By Finn Mac Eoin Malsi, who had never been out of Gaza was picking olives close to the high border wall. She said to her grandmother that she wished the trees were much much taller. […]

Jewish Settlers Uproot, Steal 30 Olive Trees in Masafer Yatta
Jewish settlers, on Tuesday, uprooted and stole more than a dozen olive trees in Masafer Yatta, south of the West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to Fouad […]

Jewish Settlers Uproot Hundreds of Olive Trees in West Bank
Jewish settlers on Thursday uprooted hundreds of olive trees in the towns of Yatta and Tarqumiya, near Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Fouad al-Amour, Coordinator of the Protection and Steadfastness Committees […]

IN VIDEO: Palestinian Farmers Celebrate The Start of the Olive Harvesting Season in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Despite all the challenges Palestinians in besieged Gaza face on a daily basis, the olive harvesting season still represents a moment of joy and communal celebration. Our correspondent from Gaza […]

ICRC: Over 9,000 Olive Trees Destroyed by Israel in the West Bank in One Year
Over 9,000 olive trees have been destroyed in the West Bank since August 2020, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). With the olive harvest season underway, the aid agency has called […]

WATCH: Jewish Settlers Steal Olive Crops from Palestinian Lands
Palestinians have complained that Jewish settlers have stolen the olive crops from their lands located near the illegal settlements, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Monday. Khalil Taqtaq, a landowner from Salfit, in […]

Jewish Settlers Destroy Scores of Olive Trees near Nablus
Illegal Jewish settlers on Sunday chopped off dozens of olive trees in the village of Burin, in the occupied West Bank province of Nablus, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ghassan Daghlas, who […]

Jewish Settlers Torch Dozens of Olive Trees near Nablus
Jewish settlers today torched dozens of olive trees in the town of Burin, near the West Bank city of Nablus, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Eyewitnesses told WAFA that a group of settlers […]

Jewish Settlers Destroy over 140 Olive Saplings in West Bank
Jewish settlers destroyed 140 olive saplings in al-Khader town, south of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local activist Ahmad Salah told WAFA that settlers from the two […]

Israeli Forces Uproot 200 Olive Trees near Nablus
Israeli forces today uprooted 200 olive trees in the village of Beit Dajan, to the east of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Salim Abu Jaysh, an […]

Israeli Forces Uproot Dozens of Olive Trees near Qalqilyia
Israeli occupation forces today uprooted dozens of olive trees from a plot of land in the village of Jayyous, near the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya, under the pretext that the land is under […]

Jewish Settlers Torch Dozens of Olive Trees near Bethlehem
Jewish settlers today torched dozens of olive trees in the town of Beit Fajjar, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Hasan Breijieh, director of the Wall and […]

Jewish Settlers Uproot, Destroy Olive Trees near Nablus
Jewish settlers today uprooted and destroyed scores of olive saplings for Palestinian farmers in the village of Qusra, near the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. […]

Jewish Settlers Chop down Dozens of Olive Trees near Bethlehem
Jewish settlers cut down today dozens of olive trees belonging to a Palestinian resident in the village of al-Walaja, northwest of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. […]

Jewish Settlers Uproot 50 Olive Trees near Hebron
Jewish settlers today uprooted dozens of olive trees in the Masafer Yatta area to the south of Hebron (Al-Khalil), in the southern occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local activist Fouad […]

Israeli Forces Destroy Nature Reserve, Uproot 10,000 Trees in Jordan Valley (VIDEO)
The Israeli army on Wednesday destroyed a natural reserve and uprooted at least 10,000 trees in a military campaign in the northern West Bank in a move that Palestinians termed a “crime”. Moataz Bisharat, who […]

Israeli Forces Uproot 350 Olive Trees, Displace Residents near Jericho
Israeli occupation forces today uprooted 350 olive trees and demolished three residential structures in the village of Nweimeh, near the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Najat Irmeileh, […]

Jewish Settlers Uproot Olive Trees near Hebron
Jewish settlers Thursday uprooted dozens of olive trees in the locality of At-Tuwani, near the West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Coordinator of the Anti-Wall and Settlement Committees […]

Jewish Settlers Uproot Olive Saplings near Salfit
Illegal Jewish settlers uprooted today a number of olive saplings belonging to Palestinian farmers in the village of Hares, near the town of Salfit in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian news agency WAFA. […]

Israeli Army Prevents Palestinian Farmers from Planting Olive Trees
The Israeli army today prevented Palestinians from planting olive trees in their lands in the village of Jaloud, near the West Bank city of Nablus, under the pretext it was “state land,” according to the […]

Jewish Settlers Set fire to Olive Trees near Hebron
Jewish settlers set fire to large tracts of olive fields, burning hundreds of fully grown trees belonging to a local Palestinian family in Khallet Ad-Dabi‘ area to the east of Yatta town in the southern […]

The Ancient Olive Grove – A Poem
By Timothy McCord From above the valley, Doha gazed down upon her ancient olive grove, cradled in the fertile crescent, not far from Nablus; proud of the beautiful branches: their silent symbolism. Her once soft […]

Jewish Settlers Steal Olive Crops, Cut Dozens of Trees beyond Apartheid Wall
Palestinians who were able to access their land – located beyond Israel’s apartheid barrier in the Salfit area – found out that their olive crops have been stolen and dozens of trees cut, according to […]

Israeli Authorities Block Palestinian Access to Farmland ahead of Olive Harvest
Israel has in recent days issued 63 military orders to close areas and land planted with Palestinian olive trees, covering an area of 3,000 dunams (3 square kilometers) across the occupied West Bank ahead of […]

Jewish Settlers Torch Olive Grove in Occupied West Bank
Jewish settlers today torched an olive grove belonging to Deir Ballut town, west of Salfit, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. The town mayor Yahya Mustafa told WAFA that a group of settlers set […]

Israeli Forces Uproot over 20 Olive Trees near Ramallah
Israeli military bulldozers today uprooted at least 22 olive trees Ras Karkar village, west of Ramallah city, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Nu‘man Nofal, a farmer from the village, told WAFA that Israeli […]