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Friday, 16 October 2009

THE ECONOMIST: Not much of an olive branch

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- October 16, 2009

The plight of rural Palestinians on the West Bank

ISraeli settlers uproot 200yo olive trees Jayyous

The Economist print edition - 15 October 2009

“WHAT did the trees do?” says Muhammad Abu Awad, a retired teacher of agriculture and father of 14 children, as he looks gloomily at his ravaged field. Twisted, silvery stubs are all that remain of a lush grove that once offered up a yearly abundance of fat green olives. Read More…

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