Since 1967, more than eight hundred thousand Palestinian olive trees have been illegally uprooted by Israeli authorities and settlers. Olive-picking season in the West Bank, once a quiet, contemplative time for Palestinians, has become its own kind of battlefront. Israel’s Prime Minister has vowed to destroy Hamas and turn its territory into a “deserted island,” but Palestinians are determined not to be displaced. Read:
The Uprooting of Life in Gaza and the West Bank By Raja Shehadeh
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