This photograph was taken in 2015 2005. The destruction of nature and the ecological collapse in the region should be getting more attention for the sake of illustrating how human conflict causes distress not only to the people in the region but also our interconnected planet.
Edit: I got the year wrong. It was 2005 and not 2015 in Salim near Nablus. You can find it on google maps here
Edit: Ecological devastation and human suffering are tragic but it is important to understand that sometimes there is more to the story. Around the time this photograph was taken in 2005 Israel disengaged from Gaza and it is no longer considered to be occupied territory by some historians. As well, Ganim, Homesh, Kadim, and Sa-Nur, which were Israeli settlements in the West Bank were disengaged from. There were strong movements towards peaceful coexistence at this time on the Israeli side of things but the resulting actions of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority did not make efforts to rebuild or revitalize the areas. Instead all traces of settlements were destroyed and there was no development of agriculture or economy to address environmental or social concerns. In fact, the photograph shared here illustrates a response to the increasing violence of the time in the region of Nablus which was being used to stage attacks on Israeli citizens. Such is the sad reality of the region.
Palestinian Mahfouza Odeh, 75, reacts as she hugs a cut olive tree in an olive grove in the West Bank village of Salim near Nablus Sunday Nov. 27, 2005. Israeli settlers cut down about 300 olive trees belonging to residents of the village of Salim outside the northern West Bank city of Nablus, residents of the village and international activists said Sunday. The settlers say they cut down the trees to prevent Palestinians from attacking them under cover of the olive groves.(AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
YogiBarelyThere on April 1st, 2024 at 15:03 UTC »
This photograph was taken in 2015 2005. The destruction of nature and the ecological collapse in the region should be getting more attention for the sake of illustrating how human conflict causes distress not only to the people in the region but also our interconnected planet.
Edit: I got the year wrong. It was 2005 and not 2015 in Salim near Nablus. You can find it on google maps here
Edit: Ecological devastation and human suffering are tragic but it is important to understand that sometimes there is more to the story. Around the time this photograph was taken in 2005 Israel disengaged from Gaza and it is no longer considered to be occupied territory by some historians. As well, Ganim, Homesh, Kadim, and Sa-Nur, which were Israeli settlements in the West Bank were disengaged from. There were strong movements towards peaceful coexistence at this time on the Israeli side of things but the resulting actions of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority did not make efforts to rebuild or revitalize the areas. Instead all traces of settlements were destroyed and there was no development of agriculture or economy to address environmental or social concerns. In fact, the photograph shared here illustrates a response to the increasing violence of the time in the region of Nablus which was being used to stage attacks on Israeli citizens. Such is the sad reality of the region.
Spartan2470 on April 1st, 2024 at 15:16 UTC »
Here is another picture of this. Per there:
okcdnb on April 1st, 2024 at 16:20 UTC »
Isn’t the olive branch generally a symbol of peace?