Marta Vidal

Waging a war on Palestinian olive trees

NEW INTERNATIONALIST (5/12/2024) After the first rainfall of autumn, Salah Abu Ali announced the harvest of one of the world’s oldest olive trees in al-Walaja, between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. He spread red mats around the enormous gnarled trunk, fetched wooden ladders to reach the high branches and gathered his family under the monumental tree.  ‘Everyone […]

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Israeli army kills Palestinian grandmother picking olives from her own land

THE NEW ARAB (27/11/2024) When Hussam Abu Salameh received permission from the Israeli military to access the olive grove that has been in his family for generations, he decided to wait. His land, located east of Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank, is next to the separation wall, where he had previously been shot […]

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Nurturing Seeds of Freedom in Palestine

YES MAGAZINE (5/8/2024) Surrounded by a 26-foot-high separation wall, barbed wire, and a watchtower, a group of young Palestinians prepares a 3.5-acre piece of land for the growing season in spring. The noise of their hoes shaping the soil mixes with the humming of construction cranes from the nearby Israeli settlement of Modi’in Illit. Established […]

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Palestinian olive farmers hold tight to their roots amid surge in settler attacks

MONGABAY (30/11/2023) The first rainfall of autumn after months of drought signals the start of the olive harvest, the most important time of year for many Palestinian farmers. Between October and November, Palestinians gather mats, ladders and buckets to pick olives and picnic in orchards that have been passed down through generations. “Many farmers rely […]

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Gaza, cemitério de crianças

VISÃO (11.11.2023) Rodeado pelos destroços de um edifício bombardeado em Gaza, um homem coberto de pó segura uma bebé recém-nascida, resgatada dos escombros e embrulhada numa manta. “É muito pequena, só tem uns quatro ou cinco dias”, conta o fotógrafo palestiniano Mohammed Zaanoun, que presenciou o resgate. “A bebé estava junto à mãe quando a […]

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“Gostávamos de ser pássaros para podermos mover-nos livremente”

EXPRESSO (30/6/2023) Todas as primaveras, milhões de aves migratórias voam sobre a Faixa de Gaza, um território onde os palestinianos vivem sob o bloqueio militar imposto por Israel. De cabeça erguida para o céu, observadores de pássaros sonham com liberdade na “maior prisão a céu aberto” GAZA – Numa manhã no início da primavera, o […]

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