Israeli settlers steal Palestinians' olives as attacks on harvest grow more violent
Yesh Din said Israeli military forces were present in at least a quarter of the cases as violence and crop theft rose during the harvest.
- On Wednesday, Yesh Din reported 125 physical attacks on Palestinian olive harvesters and 168 incidents of crop theft over 24 days, with Israeli military forces present in at least a quarter of cases.
- Under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government since 2022, hundreds of small settler outposts have been established, increasingly restricting Palestinian access to olive groves across the West Bank.
- Settlers at Avichai Farm seized hundreds of acres around Lubban al-Gharbi, including olive groves, between 2023 and 2026. The farm advertises 'premium products' online at about $20 a bottle, according to Reuters.
- An Israeli government spokesperson claimed olives "picked by a Jew in the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people" do not constitute theft. Palestinian farmer Samer Ben Shamsi said, "This year, they steal without fear because they have a state and a powerful force backing them."
- Harvest violence has accelerated ahead of an Israeli election next week, with opinion polls suggesting Netanyahu's pro-settler coalition could lose to opponents who have taken a more critical stance against settler violence.
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West Bank Olive Harvest Under Attack as Israeli Settlers Target Palestinian Farmers
Palestinian Ahmed Salem expressed his deep sorrow and fear as he recounted how Israeli settlers attacked his olive trees and stole his olives in the occupied West Bank. This year, reports indicate an increase in violence and theft during the olive harvesting season, affecting many Palestinians. Settlers have been seen taking olives from trees and […] The post West Bank Olive Harvest Under Attack as Israeli Settlers Target Palestinian Farmers app…
West Bank Palestinian farmers face attacks, olive theft from settlers as violence continues
The attacks have accelerated ahead of an election next week in which opinion polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his pro-settler coalition could lose to more critical opponents.
Israeli settlers steal Palestinians' olives as attacks on harvest grow more violent
Brought to tears as he recalled Israeli settlers hitting his cherished olive trees with sticks and taking off with the olives, Palestinian Ahmed Salem said he feared being attacked if he tried to intervene.
Israeli forces, illegal settlers target Palestinian olive harvest across occupied West Bank: report
The incidents, recorded over 12 hours, include the confiscation of harvested olives, the burning of farmland and the bulldozing of olive-planted land, according to a Palestinian commission.
Israeli Forces, Occupiers Carry Out 23 Attacks on Palestinian Olive Farmers in West Bank in 12 Hours
Palestinian commission reports shootings, arrests, assaults, crop theft and destruction of farmland across 7 governorates during olive harvest season
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