NablusFeature
In Nablus, the olive harvest begins before dawn
For families who have tended the same groves for generations, October means early starts, shared work and a harvest that is never guaranteed.
Olive harvest
Topic
The season that sets the year in the West Bank: the groves, the presses, the land, and the families who work it.
The lead story and the timeline
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Coverage
HebronPhoto essay
Photos: picking olives by hand in Hebron governorate
Hand-picking in the groves of the southern West Bank.
Explained
Who owns an olive tree? The question behind every harvest
Inheritance, land registration and the trees that outlive their owners.
Opinion
What a harvest season teaches a city about patience
The olive year cannot be hurried, and neither can the slow work of keeping a community together.
West BankReport
The Nabali olive, and why growers prize it
Explained
Who owns an olive tree? The question behind every harvest
Inheritance, land registration and the trees that outlive their owners.
Read the explainer