In the West Bank, Palestinian olive farmers fear for the worst in this year’s harvest

By Eleanor Beardsley

Palestinian farmers Naser El Khatib and Thaer El Taher stand on land filled with their olive trees at the edge of Beitunia, across from an area controlled by Israel in the occupied West Bank, on Dec. 2.

Usually at this time of year, Palestinian olive farmers in the West Bank are hard at work in their groves. But because of the war in Gaza, many have not been able to access their land.

(Image credit: Tamir Kalifa for NPR)

Source: In the West Bank, Palestinian olive farmers fear for the worst in this year’s harvest