Increasing Violence During Olive Harvest 2008

Zaytoun on October 21st, 2008

A report from the UN declares that there has been as many attacks on farmers so far this year, as in 2007 all together. Even Israeli politicians have declared that the situation is getting out of control. Prior to the olive harvest season, Israeli and Palestinian officials agreed that the Israeli defense force would prevent the settlers from assaulting farmers during their olive harvest. Instead, the Israeli soldiers accompanied settlers in harassing farmers in several occasions during the last two weeks. Farmers are being forced to start their harvesting before the actual season has started, or will have to leave their trees half-full of olives. According to the Israeli High Court ruling of 2006, it is a violation of the law for soldiers to obstruct farmers from harvesting.

- www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=32281
- http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3735&Itemid=1


The Israeli settlers regularly harass the surrounding villagers by burning their lands, shooting at Palestinians, stealing their farming equipment, and attacking houses. The farmers have in total lost more than fifty percent of their olive groves.

  • Further readings

- http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3735&Itemid=1
- www.palsolidarity.org/main/2008/10/01/settlers-engaged-in-price-tag-campaign/
- www.imemc.org/article/57224
- www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=71419&sectionid=351020202
- www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1222017576844&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
- www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1222017576865&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

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