‘Olives are everything for us’: West Bank farmers prevented from harvesting by settler violence
‘Olives are everything for us’: West Bank farmers prevented from harvesting by settler violence
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‘Olives are everything for us’: West Bank farmers prevented from harvesting by settler violence
About 70% of town’s olives are inaccessible without risking a potentially fatal clash with Israeli settlers
“Our olives are everything for us: the backbone of our economy, in our homes, on our tables, in our culture. These last years have brought nothing but misery to us,” says Hassan, 68.
The situation is the same across much of the West Bank. Since the beginning of October, the Palestinian Farmers’ Union (PFU) has logged more than 50 incidents of violence or destruction.