Introduction:

Olive and orange trees are the national Palestine trees.

The olive tree is a fine tree which lasts for life and it reproduces itself. In Palestine and Jerusalem, we can still find olive trees which date from the Palestine Jesus´s times.

The olive tree is highly present in the Palestine life and its oil is one of the keys of its economy. What is more, its wood is useful for the Palestine art of carving and in spite of their beauty these masterpieces keep the pleasing smell of its fruits.

The olive groves represent more than 48% of the cultivated area in Northern Palestine (West Bank ) and Gaza Strip, and they also represent almost 70% of fruit trees.

Since the occupation of Palestine and its capital city Jerusalem in 1948 (sector Western) and in 1967 (sector East), over 1,500,000 Palestine olive and fruit trees were pulled up in order to eliminate the Palestine essence across its territory. This event constitutes an economic and environmental disaster, which is going to cause a serious impact on the Palestine society for many generations. These generations live under the Israeli occupation to these days.

Antecedents of Olive Trees for Peace planted in Argentina