There is a long history of purposeful destruction of the Olive Trees through conflict. The ancient trees are destroyed, making the land more susceptible to climate change through erosion and additional degradation of the landscape. Since 1967 over 800,000 Palestinian Olive Trees have been uprooted and destroyed with this number continuously growing.
To understand the present
We must examine the past
to see the future
NEW EPISODE // How did each stage in this well-known Palestine map occur?
Abby Martin takes you through the history of Zionism and Israeli colonisation
“Before Palestine had borders it was a recognised nation, its cultural identity distinct, with deep roots in the land,” says Martin.
“What we saw was one of the biggest human rights disasters on the planet. A brutal and growing military occupation that thrives off U.S. sponsorship, soon to be strengthened even more by another US$38 billion in tax dollars—the largest military aid deal in history.”
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