UN report: Israel’s settlers destroy more than 7,500 olive trees since Jan 1, 2012

October 18, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

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RAMALLAH, (PIC)– UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has revealed that the Jewish settlers continued their attacks against the Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of the year where they destroyed more than 7500 olive trees.

Nearly half (48%) of the agricultural land in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) is planted with 8 million olive trees, the vast majority are in the West Bank, the report revealed, adding that the olive oil industry makes up 14% of the agricultural income for the oPt and supports the livelihoods of approximately 80,000 families.

OCHA report, issued on Thursday, stated that the olive harvest is an economic, social and cultural important occasion for the Palestinian society, while the occupation authorities deliberately prevented those who own agricultural fields located in the areas between the barrier and the Green Line or near the Jewish settlements in the West Bank to obtain permits allowing them to have access to their fields.

In 2011, 42% of applications for permits to access olive groves behind the Barrier submitted prior to the harvest season were rejected, compared to 39% in 2010, according to the report.

In the West Bank, over 7,500 olive trees belonging to Palestinians were damaged or destroyed by Israeli settlers between January and mid October 2012, some 2,000 fewer than during the equivalent period in 2011.

Only one of the 162 complaints regarding settler attacks against Palestinian trees monitored by the Israeli NGO Yesh Din since 2005 has so far led to the indictment of a suspect.

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Israel and it’s destroyed over 2,5 million trees since 1967 – Report

Israeli Settler Violence against Palestinians	Olive Harvest in Palestine – 2012
Olive Harvest in Palestine – 2011	Olive Harvest in Palestine – 2010

(Some) More examples of settler attacks

I emphasize, just some examples….
For a full overview see: Category Settler Violence

Jewish settlers write offenses against Jesus on Monastery – Oct 2, 2012	Zionist settlers attack 38 year old man in Majaz, Sept 16, 2012	3rd time in a week Havat Ma’on settlers chased palestinian kids – July 31, 2012	Settlers attack & wound 5 men, torch 400 olivetrees,kill 20 sheep July 7, 2012
Israeli settlers attack & torched a mosque in WB Palestine – June 19, 2012	Terrorist settler assassinates 2 Palestinians in Al-Khalil – June 17, 2012	Israeli colonists and occupation militia attack farmers in Tuqua – May 30, 2012	Israeli Settlers set olive trees on fire, shoot a Palestinian in ‘Urif – May 26, 2012
#JerusalemDay: settlers provocative march Al-Aqsa May 20, 2012	Settlers attack a school and injure 8 students – April 23, 2012	Masked Jewish settlers attack and stone Palestinians – Febr 28, 2012	Israeli Settler attack on Al-Aqsa and compound – Al-Quds – Febr 19, 2012
Israeli Settler Attack – Savages torch car and paint racist slogans – Febr 16, 2012	Israeli Settlers displaying their “Intelligence & Morals” – Febr 7, 2012	Illegal Settler raze & confiscate Palestinian land under protection of Israeli Army – Febr 6, 2012	Settler attack in Al-Janyeih: Anti Palestinian Graffiti – Febr 5, 2012
Jewish savage extremists destroy Muslim Graves on a cemetery in Beisan – Jan 25, 2012	Settlers torch a car of a 53 yr old woman in Tel Rumeideh – Jan 16, 2012	Cars & mosque vandalized in ‘price tag’ settler attack – Jan 11, 2012	Jewish settlers break into Muslim shrines to perform Talmudic rituals – Jan 6, 2012
lers torch 2 cars and a car wash station – Jan 4, 2012	Settlers Attack on a Mosque & 5 Cars – Dec 19, 2011	“Milchamah” – “War” Settlers attack a mosque Dec 15 2011	J’lem Mosque set alight in ‘price tag’ attack Dec 14, 2011
Settlers vandalize Muslim graves in Jerusalem – Nov 10, 2011	Christian & Muslim Cemeteries vandalized by zionists in Jaffa – Oct 7, 2011	Radical Jewish terrorists torch Mosque in Tuba – Oct 3, 2011	Settlers Cut Down 200 Olive Trees inh Qusra – Oct 6, 2011
Israel supplies weapons and training to illegal colonists in Palestine	The full album and resources about Settler Violence	Click to see the Album Ethnic Cleansing of Negev Bedouin	Click to see the Album House Demolitions
Click to see the Album Settlement Construction	Israeli attacks against Christians and holy sites

Essential information/resources

Israel Arms & Trains Illegal Settlers for Rampage in Occupied Palestine – In Photos
Leaked document “Operation Summer Seeds”: Israeli forces train & arm settlers to attack Palestinian protesters – Source
Netherlands blocks EU report about Settler Violence, The Rights Forum exposes it – Source & Translations
MP Barghouthi warns of massacres after Israel arms, trains settlers – Source
Israel gives settlers weapons for September- Source
How US “charities” break tax laws to fund Israeli settlements – EI
France’s JDL’s “Travel Agency” Call for “Militant Rampage Trip”- Source
Israeli settlers to be armed with dogs as well as tear gas and stun grenades – Source
Topic – Settler Terrorism – Source
Video – Settler Attack dogs of the West Bank | Video | Reuters.com