Olive Tree Planting Program 2024
A JAI-ATG program for civil international solidarity with Palestinians, as part of the ongoing Keep Hope Alive – Olive Tree Campaign, to help Palestinian farmers and their families plant olive trees in their fields subjected to the threat of confiscation.
Besides olive planting, the program features introductory presentations about the current situation in Palestine and the effects of the apartheid Wall, settlements, tours in the old cities of Jerusalem, Hebron, and Bethlehem, in addition to cultural exposure.
For these reasons and many others, the Olive Tree Campaign was launched in 2001 as a positive response to systematic destruction by addressing the needs of the effected farmers. The Olive Tree Campaign uses the olive tree as a tool to advocate for the Palestinians right to peace with justice. So far 10 seasons of planting have helped hundreds of Palestinian farmers and brought awareness to the expanding international network of friends and partners about the real life of the Palestinians who have been striving for peace with justice for more than 60 years. You are all encouraged to pass the word about this event to people who might be interested come to Palestine and to participate.