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Plant Olive Trees
November 07, 2024
Since 2001, settlers and soldiers have destroyed more than one million Palestinian olive trees. In Masafer Yatta, in the West Bank, Palestinians face the imminent loss of not just their olive tree but also the land on which they stand. Israeli settlers are stealing and killing livestock, destroying crops and preventing farmers from accessing their land.
Madison-Rafah Sister City and Palestine Partners have partnered with a Dutch organization, “Plant An Olive Tree,” to plant a grove of olive trees in Masafer Yatta.
Israeli law allows for the seizure of land as “state land” if the landowner cannot prove the agricultural use of it. Planting these trees replaces trees destroyed by settlers and creates proof of cultivation to help farmers retain their land.”
You are invited to sponsor a tree, or multiple trees, for $24 each. These trees will be replanted during the spring planting season from January to March.
Thank you for your support for this important project.
Mail a Check to Palestine Partners, PO Box 8414, Madison WI 53708
Credit card, Apple or Google Pay at this Square payment link: https://square.link/u/WlftHKt0
Learn more at https://tiny.one/MadisonOliveGrove
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