The Negative Effects of Climate Change on Palestinian Olives

Up to 100,000 families in the Palestinian territories rely on olives and their oil as primary or secondary sources of income. The industry accounts for about 70% of local fruit production and contributes about 14% to the local economy. Since 1967, more than 800,000 Palestinian olive trees have been illegally uprooted by Israeli authority. In November of 2022, Israeli forces uprooted 2,000 olive trees in the West Bank.