The reason Israeli settlers are obsessed with destroying the Palestinian olive harvest is because it is such clear evidence of their indigenous ties to the land. They use the same traditions as the Natufians and Canaanites before them. A link to the land Israelis, with our trips to IKEA and meals at McDonalds, can’t begin to understand. So we destroy it instead.
If there was an image of a Palestinian clubbing an elderly Israeli woman in the head and knocking her unconscious, it would be on EVERY SINGLE NETWORK as a main story.
But the racist & often murderous brutality directed at Palestinians is deemed unworthy of attention.
Thank you @faresaalsoud for this statement in support of the Handala freedom flotilla, a civilian vessel accompanied by volunteers who are attempting to challenge Israel’s illegal siege on Gaza, to bring in essential humanitarian aid including food, medicines, and baby formula.