Past Olive Harvests

For three weeks during the fall of 2024, we brought more than a dozen CJNV activists to support the Palesitnian olive harvest in Burin, a West Bank village near Nablus.

Just one year earlier, in 2023, we had planned to join the harvest in the fall, but due to Israeli settler-state violence and military-ordered closures after October 7th it was basically impossible for Palestinians to access their groves. Palestinian communities suffered extreme economic losses during this time, as they were unable to harvest their crops. This made the olive harvest in 2024 ever more important.

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In 2022, we piloted bringing a group of activists to join the olive harvest and support Palestinian families and farmers as they harvested their land. Settlers and army often prevent and harass families from reaching their lands and gathering their olives. The harvest is a crucial time in Palestinian society economically, culturally and socially, and it was an honor and privilege to join in this meaningful effort. 

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