Comments on: The Olive Branch: What Palestine’s Harvest Season Is Like

By: Global Voices Online » Palestine: Why are Palestinians Destined to be Occupied?

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:55:14 +0000

[…] Iman remarks: “Reading Zait o Za3tar’s comment kinda makes me wonder why some (i.e., Palestinians) were destined to be occupied, oppressed, […]

By: Markus

Markus — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:22:20 +0000

when was the last time you heard an Arab leader or government spokesman talk about the atrocities occurring daily in Palestine? They have been whipped into shape by the Bush doctrine and they dont dare speak in public to criticize Israel, they are complacent and part of the crimes being committed against the defenseless people in Palestine. Dont expect the world to do anything about while the Egyptian government(not the people) is strangling Gaza and participating in the torture of the Palestinian people, preventing Gaza students from leaving to continue their education abroad, while Jordanian government(not the people) bans any form of protests related to the struggling people in Palestine, while Lebanese government(not the people) besieges the Palestinians in the camps, why should we blame Intel or starbucks or Taco Bell?
While i did say it was the governments not the people my other question is..where are the people anyways? I cant hear you.

By: gomez

gomez — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:18:12 +0000

RulaS:
“I wonder how it would’ve been if Palestinians were shooting missiles instead of rocks! Those foolish cowards would be gone long ago!”

They are shooting rockets (albeit not good ones).

By: a.

a. — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:30:44 +0000

that’s terrible!

Jordan should relaliate by immediately refusing Israeli water.(Israel goves Jordan 50 million cubes of water each year) .Also Jordanians MUST show solidarity by boycotting INTEL.Many Intel parts are manufactured or conceived in R&D in Israel.So immediately throw all you computers away.Right now!!!

By: RulaS

RulaS — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:47:23 +0000

I am not a usual blogger, this is actually the first time and I wanted to thank you for the post, made me furious, it should.. I can’t believe how far Israelis have gone! They have been mastering antagonism, aggression, hostility and all forms of violence for as far as I could go back in history!
I wonder how it would’ve been if Palestinians were shooting missiles instead of rocks! Those foolish cowards would be gone long ago!
First it was the land, later it was a home and more space for the garden, parking lot, etc etc.. yet, they couldn’t feel the fulfillment and satisfaction.. they wanted more, they’ll always want more, so now that it’s all gone and taken, and greed still craving for even more,, they want to get rid of everything there is that makes us alive and breathing.
Media; on the other hand, is another area of discussion! Most of it is managed by Zionists and therefore, little hope for us in that field!

By: kinzi

kinzi — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:25:41 +0000

Even something as basic and ‘mutual community’ as picking olives harvest has to be interfered with to this extent?? If they want to kill off any shred of any form of hope, this is it, how incredibly symbolic: burning someone elses olive branch.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:06:42 +0000

SO .. ANGRY! >:(

By: gomez

gomez — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:27:35 +0000

“So basically these Palestinians, whose livelihood depends on olives, will burn them down - shooting themselves in the foot just to make Israelis look bad. Yeah. That makes sense.”

I would not put anything past the Palestinian desire to make Israel look bad in the media. The Israelis might have done but don’t expect sense to guide you to the truth.

By: za3tar

za3tar — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:54:57 +0000

Efft .. this is so depressing and sad. How can the world turn a blind eye on this ? Are we not human ?

By: Iman’s Constant Cravings… » mmm, I don’t know…

Iman’s Constant Cravings… » mmm, I don’t know… — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:09:49 +0000

[…] Zait o Za3tar’s comment kinda makes me wonder why some (i.e., Palestinians) were destined to be occupied, oppressed, […]

By: Zait O Za3tar

Zait O Za3tar — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:17:45 +0000

Every time I read an article about the apartheid I feel a strong urge to do something but feel helpless. Trying to spread the word would do very little. Boycotting companies that support Israel is doing little. We need a new kind of action that would fire up the world media. Keep the issue at the forefront and force governments to act.

The status quo is so depressing

By: secratea

secratea — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:04:50 +0000

“But settlers have accused Palestinians of burning their own olive groves and then blaming them.”

We sure can see that in the video! Israeli settlers playing victims as usual.. Ohhh, ya 7aram!

By: Iman

Iman — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:22:04 +0000

I just read this morning on Ma’an that Mahmoud Abbas ordered the planting of 7 million olive trees in response to settler attacks on Palestinians during olive harvest.

“Israel, particularly settlers, and by the way, there is no difference because Israel means settlers, is launching an organized campaign against farmers and peasants whose main source of income is olive trees. This is intolerable and so, I asked all ministries and police to send youth volunteers to help those farmers.”

“We need to plant 50 olive trees every time settlers uproot one tree. We are the owners of this land, and will never leave it which they have to realize once and for all,” he added.

http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=32667