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Israel-Palestine War

Palestinian Olive Trees Are Also Under Israeli Occupation — And That’s Not A Joke

A Palestinian woman holds olives in her hands
In a file photo, Um Ahmed, 74, collects olives in the village of Sarra on the southwest of the West Bank city of Nablus. Mohammed Turabi/ZUMA

In the West Bank, a quieter form of oppression has been plaguing Palestinians for a long time. Their olive groves are surrounded by soldiers, and it’s forbidden to harvest the olives – this economic and social violence has gotten far worse since Oct. 7.

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Food / Travel

Puglia Postcard: Ground Zero Of Italy’s Olive Tree Disease Disaster

Uprooting Xylella olive trees contaminated by Xylella in Puglia
Uprooting Xylella olive trees contaminated by Xylella in Puglia pugliese33 via Instagram

The bacterium Xylella has arrived in Italy, infecting thousands of olive trees in a stretch of the southeastern peninsula. Europe is powerless, with the region’s entire economy at risk.

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