Tag: Olive harvest
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Autumn 2023 call to action: join us in Palestine during the olive harvest
As the olive harvest season approaches (starting in October until mid/late November), the International Solidarity Movement is calling all activists and supporters to join us on the ground in Palestine. While this is a period when Palestinian families get together in the field and celebrate harvesting, it is also a time of increased violence and…
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The olive harvest: Struggle, resistance and oppression
December 31 | International Solidarity Movement | Olive Harvest journal The olive harvest in Palestine (October – November) represents much more than simply picking olives. While it is an important contributor for the income of thousands of families in the West Bank – with a revenue between $160m and $190m in 2021 according to…
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Olive Harvest 2022: Call for Volunteers
September 15 | International Solidarity Movement | Occupied Palestine ISM is issuing an urgent call out for volunteers to join the 2022 Olive Harvest at the invitation of Palestinian communities, starting next month. Olive trees are a national symbol in Palestine. As hundreds of thousands of trees have been uprooted by the Israeli military…
