Tag: Olive harvest
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Farmers Finally Able to Harvest Olives in Burin, Irak Burin and Madama After Days of Harassment
After two days of running from Israeli military, tear-gas, and armed settlers, Palestinians and their supporters successfully picked olives in three locations today: Burin, Irak Burin, and Madama. In Burin, a settler came and said that he was going to send in the military, so our Palestinian friends asked if we could help them pick…
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Olive Harvest Journals: a Day in Silwad
The harvest in Silwad began with a tense walk on the morning of October 17th. Settlers were observed on the horizon, as solidarity activists traversed the valley towards the trees. Around thirty of us traveled in solidarity with Palestinian farmers, passing by an illegal Israeli settler outpost that had been constructed last year. We eventually…
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Zaytoun 2025 updates: October 17
Today’s wrap-up: Ourif/Asira al-Qibliya, South NablusThe security coordinator of the Yitzhar settlement threatened and prevented harvesters from accessing their lands. Qabalan, South-East NablusArmed Israeli colonisers attacked and prevented land owners from reaching their lands in the Abu Sham’on area in the Aqraba valley. Three, including a child were injured and at least 3 cars were…
