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Gaza-Israel Deaths: Why are we deluding ourselves?

– by Martin Wein – 28/3/2024  This article by Martin Wein was originally published in The Times Of Israel and published with the permission of the author. It discusses the unrealistically low representation of the death toll in the official records of both Hamas and Israel, and the reasons for their misrepresentations. Hamas death counts […]

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Our Grief Knows No Borders: Global Solidarity Vigil With Gaza

– by Erez Bleicher – 3/3/2024  On Friday, December 22nd I helped organize a public memorial as part of a coalition of solidarity activists based in Israel/Palestine whose members were personally grieving Gazan friends and colleagues murdered in recent airstrikes. We were heartbroken and determined to insist that occupation can only bring despair, and that the only […]

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Calendar of Palestine Solidarity Demonstrations

We condemn the attacks, atrocities, and violence being perpetrated against civilians both in the Negev and in the Gaza Strip. Here is a list of demonstrations, mobilizations, and collective actions scheduled for the coming days against collective punishment in Gaza. The Green Olive Collective may not agree with the positions and messaging of every coordinating […]

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Mutual Aid With Gaza

Here is a list of trusted organizations whose work should be uplifted in the wake of the immense suffering taking place and the escalating violence in Israel and Palestine. We compiled a list of humanitarian aid organizations in Gaza not because the victims in the Negev are unworthy of aid and solidarity, but because in […]

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Reflections On Yom Kippur, Jerusalem, and Military Closure

– by Erez Bleicher – 24/9/2023  This is a short reflection from Erez Bleicher, the Communications and Membership Director of the Green Olive Collective, written in 2019 as he walked through the streets of Jerusalem on Yom Kippur. The holiday is often referred to as the Day of Atonement and is one of the most […]

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Even bees can’t escape Israeli settler violence

– by Imad Abu Hawash – 30/8/2023  The Green Olive Collective recently joined an annual visit to the village of Umm Al Khair in the South Hebron Hills during the honey harvest. The village built a honey bee farm in 2018. Last year residents of the adjoining settlement Carmel complained to the army that the […]

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“The power and strength to continue resisting comes from within us!”

– by Laura Saunders – 25/6/2023  This reflection highlights the nonviolent resistance of the village of Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills and discusses the importance of the Tuwani Dairy Factory. It was first published in Laura’s blog “Thyme For Peace” and sheds light on her experiences in the South Hebron Hills with the Center […]

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Shabbat Terror in the West Bank

– by Maya Rosen – 9/9/2021 This article was originally published in Jewish Currents and is shared here with the permission of the author. Following the recent uptick in settler attacks and Palestinian home evictions, we thought it would be timely to share this piece discussing such violence from a Jewish religious and ethical perspective. It […]

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#SalonAgainstEviction Sweeps 10+ Cities, 5 Countries In Solidarity With Palestinians In Masafer Yatta

– by Erez Bleicher – 5/7/2023 Last week an international coalition hosted salon events in over 10 cities and at least five countries around the world in opposition to the slated eviction of twelve Palestinian villages in Firing Zone 918 in the occupied West Bank. Events were held in London, Venice, Edinburgh, Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta, […]

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This is the unnamed Palestinian casualty of Israel’s assault on Jenin

– by Sam Bahour – 3/7/2023 This article was originally published in Haaretz and is shared here with the permission of the author. Following the recent devastation caused by Israeli military raids in Jenin, we are proud to share this reflection situating recent events in a larger political context meant to systematically constrict the development of […]

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Our dreams are destroyed before they are completed. New demolition orders in Umm al-Khair.

– by Awdah Hathaleen – 27/6/2023 This article was first published in Humans of Masafer Yatta and we are grateful to share it here with the permission of the author. He is an activist and community advocate from the village of Um al-Khair in Area C of the occupied West Bank. Last Sunday, when I was on my […]

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Developing Coresistance in the South Hebron Hills

– by Erez Bleicher – 7/5/2023 I was hosted this past Friday in the occupied South Hebron Hills for the first of what will be monthly solidarity visits jointly organized by the Green Olive Collective and All That’s Left. These solidarity work days are an opportunity to stand in solidarity with Palestinian villages and materially […]

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