Paradise lost: How Israel is making war on West Bank farmers
Key takeaways
- Israel is attacking West Bank agriculture in an attempt to drive Palestinian farmers off their land.
- Amal has fond memories of growing up among the grapevines and peach trees of the farm in Beit Ummar, north of Hebron.
- That was until 1984, when the illegal Israeli settlement of Karmei Tzur was built, the iron fence demarcating the outpost eating into the Slaibis’ land.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Israel is attacking West Bank agriculture in an attempt to drive Palestinian farmers off their land.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo West Bank orchards and livestock are being attacked by Israeli settlers [Fayha Shalash/Al Jazeera]By Fayha Shalash Published On 28 Jun 202628 Jun 2026Amal Slaibi, 58, averts her eyes whenever she passes the remains of her family’s small but profitable orchard in the occupied West Bank, which she has managed since her father became too old to tend to the crops 25-years-ago.
Amal has fond memories of growing up among the grapevines and peach trees of the farm in Beit Ummar, north of Hebron. The fruits provided the family with a generous source of income, while the leaves cast a pleasant shade over the land.