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- 1Olive harvest continues under war in North Gaza●Do you remember last year when I shared the olive harvest with you? A full year has passed,and we are still here, harves
A resident of North Gaza says that a full year after last year's olive harvest, his family is again picking olives while living under war and hardship. Writing about the annual harvest, he describes the trees as a source of strength but says the struggle to survive grows harder every day, with his family still enduring displacement and danger.
- 2Anger over Israeli uprooting of ancient olive trees▼🗨️ All you # europeans who support the illegal settler project in # palestine - look at this! Look closely at how Israel
A sharply worded message circulating online accuses European supporters of Israel of backing what it calls an illegal settler project in Palestine. It points to footage described as showing Israelis cheering as bulldozers uproot ancient olive trees, framing the destruction as an attack on Palestinian cultural heritage and branding European backing as complicity in apartheid.
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Researchers report that a combination of two bacterial strains boosts olive tree root growth and alters the chemical signals the roots release into the soil. The findings point to new possibilities for natural biofertilizers and more sustainable olive cultivation, as the microbes appear to reshape how the trees communicate with their soil environment.
- 4Mary Oliver's tree poem finds fresh readers online●Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, “Stay awhile.” The light flows from their branches. And they call
People are sharing an excerpt from Mary Oliver's poem "When I Am Among the Trees," in which the poet describes trees calling out "Stay awhile" and urging her "to go easy, to be filled with light, and to shine." Readers appear drawn to its calm, restorative message about nature, stillness and self-acceptance.
- 5Sliman Mansour's Art Captured the Palestinian Condition▼Sliman Mansour’s Art Captured the Palestinian Condition
New Lines Magazine has published a feature on Sliman Mansour, the Palestinian artist whose paintings have long depicted Palestinian life, identity and displacement. The piece examines how his iconic imagery, including his celebrated depictions of Palestinian peasants and the eagle and olive tree motifs, has come to symbolise the Palestinian condition for audiences worldwide.