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Experts unite to protect what could be the last wild olive trees in Israel – or the world
The largest known population of the ancient plants grows on fossilized sand ridges in the north and could prove helpful for the olive industry during climate change, researchers say The post Experts ...
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Gaza and West Bank farmers salvage olive harvest amid displacement, destruction and Israeli settler violence
An ancient olive tree on fire when settlers burned trees in Sinjil, West Bank. Image courtesy of B’Tselem. The West Bank has been militarily occupied by Israel ... An olive grove burned to ...
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Tranquil day of olive harvesting belies mounting difficulties for Palestinian growers
On a warm morning earlier this month, Palestinian farmer Khaled Muammar and a group of activist-volunteers descended on a grove of olive trees ... olives on the ancient agricultural terraces ...
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Experts unite to protect what could be the last wild olive trees in Israel – or the world
Experts from key state and civil society organizations are joining forces to protect what could be the last wild olive trees in Israel ... of Archaeobotany and Ancient Environments, which ...