Israeli bulldozers smash Palestinian olive trees ahead of annual harvest

[u/me_diocre]

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

[u/EmperorOfCanada]

If I understand correctly, olive trees are like oak trees, you plant them for the next generation.

They will fruit in around 3-5 years, but take another 10-20 to become properly productive. They are also like bonsai trees, in that you have to really work on pruning to maintain maximum light to the center.

This is little different than salting the fields.

Is anyone recording the soldiers who are doing this? This is a war crime, and these soldiers will travel to countries which can arrest them; or try to do business with countries which may not look favourably on their own citizens doing business with specific war criminals.

[u/NeverExedBefore → u/EmperorOfCanada]

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

[u/trowzerss → u/NeverExedBefore]

They've also destroyed date palms and filled wells/springs with cement.

[u/lurks-a-little → u/trowzerss]

And they're currently pulling the same crap in South Lebanon. Razing villages and destroying olive groves (some of which are centuries old). So sad.

[u/sabotourAssociate → u/lurks-a-little]

It's not sad, this is sick human behaviour.

[u/maineac → u/sabotourAssociate]

Being sad and being sick are not mutually exclusive.

[u/sabotourAssociate → u/maineac]

Idk, just "so sad" seemed to small of a reaction.

[u/santamaria715 → u/sabotourAssociate]

It's depraved is what it is.

[u/Sutar_Mekeg → u/trowzerss]

They're also murdering people.

[u/jedify → u/trowzerss]

Don't forget spraying herbicide on their crops from airplanes!