Tag: olive harvest 2013
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Gaza farmers succeed in tending to olive harvest — with international support
16th November 2013 | The Electronic Intifada, Joe Catron | Gaza City, Occupied Palestine During the recent olive harvest, which lasted from the end of September through October, dozens of Palestinian volunteers joined farmers in their groves near the tense barriers of the Gaza Strip. The volunteers worked during a week at the height of the harvest season, from…
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Photos: Israeli warplane strikes olive grove north of Gaza
29th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On the morning of Monday, 28 October, the Israeli air forces bombed agricultural land in the north of Gaza City. The airstrike took place at 9:25 am. An F-16 fighter jet bombed an area planted with olive trees on Mukhabarat Street, near…
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Settler intimidation in Kafr Qalil
24th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qalil, Occupied Palestine Yesterday, Wednesday the 23rd October, a Palestinian farmer and his family were olive picking in Kafr Qalil together with international activists. Close to the fields is the illegal settlement of Bracha and one settler aggressively intimidated the farmer until he left the area.…
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Video: The olive harvest in the Gaza Strip, 2013
16th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Gal·la | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Palestinians in the Gaza Strip harvest olives during the month of October. Several years ago, a large amount of land was planted with olive trees. They were completely destroyed by Israeli bulldozers, and Palestinians were prevented from replanting them by the so-called “green line.” Today…
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A family in Qaryut was stopped by Israeli soldiers from harvesting their olive trees
14th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Qaryut, Occupied Palestine Yesterday, Sunday 13th October, Palestinian farmers and international activists were picking olives in Qaryut when it was observed that two members of settler security from the illegal settlements of Eli and Shilo were nearby. The settler security then attempted to intimidate the olive…
