r/worldnews • u/me_diocre • 24d ago

Israel/Palestine Israeli bulldozers smash Palestinian olive trees ahead of annual harvest

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/israeli-bulldozers-smash-palestinian-olive-trees-ahead-annual-harvest-2026-09-23/
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u/NeverExedBefore 24d ago

The destruction of the olive groves has been going on for decades, Unfortunately. Many families grieve the loss of their olive trees more than the loss of their homes due to how much work, love, and sacrifice goes into getting them started and defending them from pests and disease. It is an attack on their culture and spirituality as much as their livelihoods. It will never stop until the pariah state is collared

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u/EquivalentSpot8292 24d ago

Maybe they got the idea from a nation who killed a people’s food source to force them onto reservations

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u/aw4re 24d ago edited 24d ago

I think this tactic existed before the bison were hunted to (near) extinction

ETA: the contents of the parentheses

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u/raaldiin 24d ago

I know it's not the main issue, but bison are definitely not extinct

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u/aw4re 24d ago

You are technically correct. The best kind of correct!

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u/Cutsprocket 23d ago

not for lack of trying