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Israeli soldiers and Palestinian villagers inspect damage to olive trees in the south Hebron hills, January 9, 2015. (Photo by Lanser Nawajeh/B'Tselem)

Dozens of olive trees felled in suspected settler violence

Two incidents in the West Bank leave upwards of 60 olive trees severely damaged, according to human rights organizations. Dozens of Palestinian-owned mature olive trees were felled in a suspected settler attack Saturday night in the West Bank, according to two Israeli human rights organizations. Villagers discovered the vandalized trees on lands belonging to the…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man January 11, 2015

Palestinian farmers harvest olives in Salem village, near Nablus, West Bank, October 9, 2014. Palestinian farmers who have groves behind the Israeli by-pass road are allowed to enter their lands twice a year: during olive harvest season and for tilling soil in April. This year, Salem villagers were allowed to work for five days only. (Photo by Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills.org)

WATCH: Olive harvest marred by arson, vandalism and violence

Palestinian farmers from the West Bank village of Yasuf are forbidden from accessing their olive groves for much of the year. When they are given access during the olive harvest, they often find their trees cut down or burned by settlers. But even when they turn to police, the vast majority of their complaints lead…

By Social TV December 16, 2014