Olive harvest season is meant to be a celebratory time in Palestine.
However, in recent years this joyful time of year has become overshadowed by Israeli land restrictions and brutal settler violence.
However, in recent years this joyful time of year has become overshadowed by Israeli land restrictions and brutal settler violence.
Thousands of Palestinian families rely on the olive harvest for their income and the crop is a central feature of the Palestinian economy. This is why it has become a target for Israeli settlers and their state backers.
Instances of settler violence during olive harvest have significantly increased. Last year, over 1,000 trees were destroyed and 26 Palestinians were injured. In response, Palestinians have created a task force to protect villages during their harvest.
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The olive harvest and the Israeli brutality it is met with is an illustration of how Israel functions in chorus with Israeli settlers. The state massively restricts when and where Palestinians can farm their land and then allow those areas to become hot spots of settler violence.
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