Israeli olive farmers endure despite persistent thefts

Kan English · Oct 31, 2022 · 8m

Farming has never been an easy endeavor. Forget the weather conditions and the market. What is truly making it edgy is the theft of their produce and equipment. Agriculture theft is rampant across the country. It is particularly prominent now during the olive harvest season. Gangs of thieves strip olive groves in the night leaving the farmers frustrated and angry. Sometimes they lose so much of their yield they don’t even bother harvesting the little fruit left on the trees. It’s a blow to the Zionist endeavor and doubly frustrating since authorities are not doing enough to stop it. We spoke…