Israeli Settlers Turn Palestinian Olive Harvest Into Ordeal of Violence and Fear
This year's olive harvest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is the most violent in years. Settlers have attacked farmers and besieged homes, and U.S. officials and others have condemned the attacks.
The olive harvest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank this year is the most violent in years, according to The New York Times. Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian farmers and besieged homes. Picking olives is an annual rite for Palestinian farming communities, and it has now become an ordeal marked by fear and the threat of violence.
U.S. officials and others have condemned the settlers' actions. The source provides limited information at this point on specific incidents, the number of victims or any official response.
The West Bank is territory occupied by Israel, and it is home to both Palestinians and Israeli settlers.
