IOF expels olive farmers from their lands in Nablus
Saturday-2-November-2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday morning expelled olive farmers from their lands between Burin and Huwara town in the south of Nablus.
Olive season
Foreigners injured 450 olive trees burned in settlers’ attack
Thursday-17-October-2019
A gang of Jewish settlers on Wednesday burned hundreds of olive trees and physically assaulted olive farmers and foreign activists in Burin town south of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank.
Olive harvest: Promising season marred by bad habits
Friday-20-September-2019
The Palestinian farmer Ali Abu Sitta said that he expects a promising season of olive harvest this year compared to the previous season following abundance in rainfall last winter.
Olives are steadfast in the face of Israeli settlements expansion
Friday-25-January-2019
Israeli bulldozers uprooted trees and olive groves and bulldozed the land of the town of Bruqin to the west of Salfit in order to build more settlement units factories and large settlement infrastructure adjacent to the town.
Gaza olive oil season: Low production and early departure
Sunday-25-November-2018
Olive oil mills in the Gaza Strip are silent in November for the first time in history. The olive oil season usually begins in early October and lasts until early December. However 2018 witnessed an early departure of the season.
Jenin farmers say Israeli restrictions spoil olive harvest
Wednesday-3-October-2018
Many Palestinian farmers in Jenin suffer from their failure to obtain permits from the Israeli occupation army’s civil administration in order to have access to their plots of land during the olive harvest season.
Olive season in Kifl Hares
Thursday-20-September-2018
In the town of Kifl Hares north of Salfit the owners of the land are forbidden from entering their land during the olive season.
Olive market in Khan Younis
Wednesday-22-November-2017
On his stall which has different varieties and colors of olives Abu Suleiman Kawaree in his 70s wonders about the current situation of people who face a difficulty to survive.
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian olive pickers near Nablus
Sunday-29-October-2017
A group of Israeli settlers escorted by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday attacked a number of Palestinian farmers and foreign peace activists who were picking olives near the city of Nablus.
Israeli forces seize passports of foreign activists
Sunday-29-October-2017
Israeli police on Sunday morning seized passports of foreign activists who expressed solidarity with olive pickers south of Nablus province in the northern occupied West Bank.
