Intern Journal: Olive Picking in Beit Furik
Posted on October 25, 2010 by tomorrowsyouth
If the essence of Palestine were to be captured in one image, that image could very well be the olive tree. Much of the rustic landscape is peppered with olive trees, many of which are centuries old and have been tended to by the same family for generations upon generations. One of the very first images of Palestinian life I observed after crossing into the West Bank by car on the way to Nablus was a family beginning their olive harvest, so I was delighted to hear that Ahmad, TYO’s health educator, had invited the international staff and interns to come pick olives alongside his family in the village of Beit Furik.... READ MORE
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