The Palestinian farmers lost many olive orchards to Israeli-occupied land for settlements and a wall for protection and separation. Why do people fail to see the humanity in others? If one person’s olive trees can be bulldozed, what is the difference between their trees and ours? Do the bulldozer operators not use olives and olive products? The greedy, nihilistic military justifies aggressive actions out of its own fear and ignorance.
What can one person do?
Trees for Life provides three-year old saplings to farmers in Palestine to replace the trees lost to Israeli settlements and the wall that now separates many Palestinian farmers from their olive orchards. By purchasing Fair Trade products (olive oil and soap) we contribute to the distribution of these saplings. We can also make a donation to purchase trees for the Palestinians. When people have a livelihood, they have hope. You can find their website and local distributors of the olive products at http://www.zatoun.com/treesforlife.htm.
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