Pick An Olive

Since 2002, Israeli and international volunteer organizations and groups take an active part in the annual olive harvest farming tasks throughout the Disputed Territories. On behalf of the Arab residents, mind you.

Here's the information bulletin:-

The "official" olive-harvesting season follows the Ramadan month of fasting and the holiday that concludes it. As in recent years, the army, police and civil administration are preparing for the olive harvest season in order to try and prevent violent and harassment on the part of the colonists (gee, I haven't read that one for a while).

AS WE DID LAST YEAR, WE SHALL ASSIGN VARIOUS GROUPS TO DIFFERENT ACTIVITY DAYS, MAINTAINING JOINT COORDINATION AND UPDATES OF ALL VOLUNTEER BODIES INVOLVED.

Names and telephone numbers of the organizers:

For activity throughout the West Bank:

Rabbi Arik Asherman – 050- 5607034
Rabbi Yehiel Greiniman – 050- 2110639
Rabbis for Human Rights (office) – 02-6482757
(These numbers are not to be contacted on Saturdays)

The villages of Salem, Deir al Khatab and Azmut (near Nablus)

Buma Inbar – 054- 7670511
Uri Pinkerfeld – 050- 5751313

South Hebron Hills, Bethlehem

Ofra Ben-Porat- 052-8011480, 052-3006258

Hebron

Maya Negev – 054-5442990 (not final)

Lands west of the Separation Barrier/Wall ("Seam Zone")

Jamila-Yafit Bisso – 052- 6251227
Amit Rimon – 054- 5450041
Oded Efrati – 052- 3285567
Hagar Lipkin – 054- 632465
Yaacov Manor – 050- 5733276, 09-7670801 manor12@zahav.et.il

"Seam Zone" around Jenin

Wajih Siddawi – 052- 4631097 muntad@gmail.com

Kibbutz and Youth Movement Volunteers

Contact any day of the week including Friday-Saturday, any hour of the day or night:
Yoel Marshak – 052- 2465474
Tom Dromi – 052- 4840621

Machsomwatch hotline – 054- 5300385

Issues of harassment and ownership claim conflicts –

Yesh Din: Ruti Kedar – 052- 8949249, Azmi Badeir – 054-4608524

Coordination with army authorities will be handled by representatives of the groups –

Arik Asherman, Uri Pinkerfeld, Asaf Seiden, Yaacov Manor