Fall 2004 Fall Olive Harvest Peace Team Report from Palestine
Palestine 04 Olive Harvest
Fall 2004 Fall Olive Harvest Peace Team Report from Palestine
Michigan Peace Team deployed a peace team to Palestine/Israel for the fall olive harvest in mid-October.
The team, composed of five members ranging in age from 22 to 70 years old, worked alongside Palestinian farmers, internationals and Israeli peace activists, to reduce violence during the olive harvest. Palestinian farmers have difficulty getting into their orchards to harvest their crops because of violence from Israeli settlers.
The economic consequences of a missed harvest can be devastating for a family and their community. Michigan Peace Team acted as a third party nonviolent interventionist to reduce and prevent violence from whatever its source.
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Report from Fall Team Member: http://www.arabamericannews.com/newsarticle.php?articleid=1197
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