ISRAEL'S SCORCHED EARTH

ISRAEL'S DELIBERATE POLICY OF DESTROYING PALESTINIAN AGRICULTURAL, LIVESTOCK AND FISHING RESOURCES


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Table of Contents

Israel's Scorched Earth

 -- Farming
 -- Fishing
 -- Livestock
 -- Water
 -- Oil and Gas
 -- Education - Schools
 -- Construction - Supplies
 -- Industry
 -- Other

Palestininian Resistance and Solidarity

 -- Planting Trees and Vines

Israel's Scorched Earth

  -- Farming

Settler harassment and land theft continues in Yanoun
PA official: 45 olive trees chopped down near Nablus
Audio: "For us, olive trees are a matter of resistance" - contains audio - ||  Download [MP3 - 16 MB]  ||
What did the trees do?  - contains video - Alt - (YouTube - 3 min 26 sec - December 15, 2009)
Israel bombs Gaza's agricultural sector to the brink
Almond Tree Planting Interrupted by Israeli Soldiers
Israeli army fire on Gazan farmers and international observers
Jewish settlers uproot Palestinian grape trees
Israeli Tanks Target Gaza Homes, Farmlands
A Day Of Destruction in Khirbet Tana - photo gallery - Alt
Israeli forces shoot at farmers and internationals in Gaza
[Palestinian] Farmers prevented from planting trees [by the IOF] - Alt
Tons of flowers, strawberries piled up at closed Gaza crossing
IOF troops bulldoze land in Gaza, detain Jerusalemites for planting olives - Alt
Palestinian farmer seriously wounded in IOF shelling
[Israeli] Settlers desecrate olive groves in Burin - Alt
Israeli Tanks Invade And Destroy Farm Lands In Southern Gaza Strip
Vineyard flooded with settlement sewage - Alt - Alt
Settlers Torch Olive Orchard In Hebron - Alt
Mayor: Israeli settlers uprooted 40 olive trees - Alt
From 1967 to 2006, Israel uprooted an estimated 2.5 million trees in the occupied territories - Alt
IOF troops bulldoze lands in northern Gaza
Settlers uproot WB olive orchards
Settlers Uproot 15 Olive Trees near Dir Estia
Israel's policy of land theft - Alt
IOA plans more expropriation of Palestinian land in OJ
PA official: Settlers torch Nablus lands
Palestinian farmland seized in WB - Alt
IOF troops damage more land in Gaza, Zionist settler runs over old Palestinian
Israeli colonization means life of poverty for W. Bank children
Palestinian farmland seized in WB
Israeli violence continues in Gaza ‘buffer zone’: wheat harvest prevented; three injured by shelling
Ongoing Land Theft by Israel in Al-Walaja - video - Alt
Settlers torch hundreds of Nablus olive trees
Israel shells Gazan farmers, injuring six
IOF soldiers wound 3 Palestinian farmers, detain 12 in WB
Israel plows 15 donums in east of Bethlehem
Zionist settlers damage Palestinian farms, IOF soldiers arrest 10 citizens - Alt
Settlers Torch Farmlands In The Jordan valley - Alt - Alt
Zionist setters burn 150 olive trees in Al-Khalil  - Alt
Grapes withering on the vine - Alt - Alt
Settler Torch Olive Orchard In Silwan
Zionist settlers burn olive trees in Hawara - Alt
Israeli Tanks Invade And Destroy Farm Lands In Southern Gaza Strip
Vineyard flooded with settlement sewage - Alt - Alt
IOF bullets wound fisherman, 3 children injured in blast of IOF ordnance
Palestinian farmland seized in WB - Alt
IOF troops damage more land in Gaza, Zionist settler runs over old Palestinian
IOF troops escort bulldozers while damaging land, settlers uproot trees
PA official: Settlers torch Nablus lands
Settlers riot in Burin, shooting and setting fire to olive trees - Alt
Jewish settlers burn and uproot trees belonging to Palestinians in the West Bank
Gaza's strawberries spoil under siege
ILA uproots hundreds of olive trees
Israeli settlers escalate attacks on civilians' property - Alt
Stolen Land, Stolen Trees, Stolen Livelihoods - Alt
Gaza Olive harvest begins in the Beit Hanoun buffer zone while strawberry picker in Beit Lahiya is shot by Israeli Snipers
Jewish settlers torch Palestinian cultivated fields
Settlers damage trees after harvesting olives, locals say - Alt
Zionist settlers damage olive trees using chemicals - Alt
Settlement Security Officer Torches Palestinian Olive Trees - Alt
Settlers expand settlement, burn, bulldoze fields
Settlers Steal Olive-Crops In Northern West Bank; Troops Open Fire At Gaza Farmers
Jerusalem: Israeli Authorities Demolish A Farm And Bulldoze Lands
Settlers uproot 100 grape trees east of Hebron
PA official: Settlers harvest Palestinian olives
Settlers fire at teenage Palestinian farmers - Alt
PA official: Settlers set fire to village land
Witnesses: Armed settler threatens farmers - Alt
Official: Settlers uproot 200 olive trees south of Nablus - Alt
Settlers torch farmland east of Nablus
Israeli forces confiscate Palestinian olive orchards near Ramallah
Israeli Soldiers Uproot 300 Olive Trees in Salfit
Jewish settlers set on fire hundreds of Palestinian olive trees
Israeli Authorities Uproot, Confiscate 450 Olive Trees in Salfit - Alt
Israeli forces raze agricultural lands in Bethlehem - Alt
Al-Walaja villagers rally to save oldest living olive tree from destruction by Israeli forces
Settlers Uproot Olive Trees, Grapevines, Plum Trees Near Hebron - Alt
Israeli Bulldozers Raze Palestinian Land in Hebron
Wasteland in al Walajeh: Israeli military destruction of farmland
Settlers Set Fire to 300 Olive Trees in Bruqin
Israeli military “superiors” interfere in Burin’s olive harvest
Settlers Attack Farmers, Foreign Volunteers Harvesting Olives
NGO: Settlers destroyed 2,600 olive trees in October
Gaza farmers keep working despite export ban - Alt
Israeli forces uproot 100 olives trees in Salfit
Single truckload of strawberries leaves Gaza - Alt
Israel confiscates 350 acres in occupied Jerusalem in just three weeks
Israeli soldiers shoot at the farmers in Khuza'a, South Gaza strip, 23 April 2012 - video - Alt - (YuTb 2m23s Apr 23, 2012) - Source:  rosaingaza
Israeli authorities level Salfit land, uproot 500 olive trees
Israeli Soldiers Raze Land near Jerusalem
It’s time to harvest the crop: Accompanying farmers in Gaza under Israeli fire
Israeli Settlers Raze Agricultural Land near Nablus
Israeli authorities 'uproot trees in Hebron village'
Jewish settlers poison Palestinian grapevines
Army Invades Gaza, Opens Fire At Farmers
Gaza: farmer shot in the leg with a targeted bullet - Alt
Army Bulldozes Farmlands Near Hebron
Settlers Set fire to Crops in Hebron
Settlers destroy olive trees in southern West Bank

 -- Fishing

one year later, young fisherman still trying to heal - Alt
Israeli Navy Shells Palestinian Fishing Boats
Fishing Under Fire Report 2009
Gaza fishermen under fire - Alt
De facto gov't: 4 fishermen detained by Israeli navy off Gaza coast
Gaza Fishermen Fight to Keep a Way of Life Alive
Medics: Gaza fisherman seriously hurt by naval fire - Alt
Gaza fishermen risk lives for survival
Israeli Navy Fire Upon Gazan Fishermen
Israeli Navy Kidnaps Six Palestinian Fishermen In Southern Gaza
Israeli navy abducts 9 Palestinian fishermen
Fisherman shot in the head and critically ill in Shifa’a Hospital in Gaza
Finding Fish, But Israelis Too - Alt
Palestinian fisherman wounded in IOF shooting, other youth detained in OJ - Alt
Israeli navy kills Gaza fisherman
Medic: Gaza fisherman shot by Israeli forces - Alt
UN report: IDF barring Gazans’ access to farms, fishing zones
The Plight of Gazan Fishermen - video - Alt
In Gaza, fishermen are under constant attack for trying to make a living - Alt - contains video - Alt
OCHA: Israel Cuts Access to 85% of Gaza Fishing Waters
Burin: Zionist soldiers and colonists collaborate against harvesting - Alt
Jewish settlers burnt or uprooted 7500 olives trees in 9 months - Alt
Fishing in Gaza – no day at the beach
Israeli navy shoots Palestinian fisherman who sued Israel, kidnaps at least nine others in Gazan waters
Israeli Forces Kidnap Palestinian Fishermen in Gaza
Palestinian fisherman wounded by occupation navy
Israeli navy attacks international observers, injures Palestinian, on monitoring boat in Gaza waters
The siege in the sea: Accompanying Gaza's fishermen under attack by the Israeli Navy - contains videos - Alt - Alt
Israel detains Gaza fishermen
Israeli navy detains five Palestinian fishermen of one family - Alt
 
--  Livestock

Israel Winning its War on Goats - Alt - Alt
Israel destroys Gaza dairy for second time
israeli tank vs palestinian donkey - video - (YouTube - 4 min 49 sec - July 20, 2009)
Israel Winning its War on Goats - Alt - Alt
Jewish Settlers Theft of Palestinian Land... and Sheep - video - Alt - (YouTube - 2 min 52 sec - July 23, 2010) - Source:  AtTuwaniProject
Settlers 'steal 150 sheep' near Hebron - Alt
‘Cruelest demolition’ kills Palestinians’ sheep and signals political tension with Europeans - contains video - Alt
Israel destroys dairy farm in occupied Palestine

 -- Water

Israeli forces demolish wells, sheds near Hebron
Gaza's water supply near collapse - video - (AJYouTube - 3 min 09 sec - February 03, 2010)
Settlers destroy natural spring used by Palestinians for farming near Salfit - contains video - Alt - (YouTube - 41 sec March 08, 2010 )
Report: Israel shuts off water to Jordan Valley farms - Alt - Alt
Jewish settlers occupy a water spring in Nablus
Israeli Border Police destroy vegetable fields in Al Beqa’a Valley - video - AltVid - (YuTb 54s 041410) - Photos - AltArtcl - AltArtcl
Water shortages frustrate Palestinians in West Bank  - contains video - Alt - Alt
Army vandalism in Hebron: soldiers destroy family’s well in Wad Lerus - Alt
Israel Denies Gazans Access to Their Own Land and Waters - Alt
World Water Week podcast: 90% of water in Gaza not safe to drink - Alt
Demonstration against water theft in Baqa’a Valley, Hebron
Daily Life in Hebron - Struggle for Water Under Settler Harassment - video - Alt - (YouTube - 7 min 54 sec - August 19, 2010) - Source:   TaayushHebron
Palestinians Denied Access To Water
IDF destroys nine water tanks in parched Palestinian village
Oxfam: Water Well Serving 60 People in Gaza Damaged During Israeli Airstrike - Alt
AL-KHALIL (HEBRON): Mekerot Water Company disrupts flow of water to Palestinian crops again - Alt
IOF serves demolition notice to owner of water well
Israel demolishes West Bank water infrastructure - Alt
Denying Palestinians Fair Access to Water
Settlers grab Palestinian water springs - UN report
Now Britain Helps the Water Thieves
Tubas: Israel robs the Jordan Valley dry
The right to water: Water cistern demolitions in Hebron area - Alt
Occupation demolishes water wells to the north of Al-Khalil
Israelis Destroy Water Cistern in Hebron
West Bank villagers refuse to sell ancient pools

 -- Oil and Gas

Israel is Raping Gaza of Palestinian Gas Reserves - video - Alt - (YouTube - 9 min 50 sec - June 30, 2010)
Guess What? Lots Of Oil, Natural Gas In Gaza!
BUSTED! Israel is Raping Gaza of Palestinian Gas Reserves. THOU SHALL NOT STEAL - video - (PTVYuTb - 9 min 50 sec - June 30, 2010)
Israeli Theft of Gaza Natural Gas hits a roadblock
Poor Gaza: Wealthy in Natural Gas - Alt
Behind Israel’s Siege of Gaza: Palestinians Have Oil and Gas
Gaza’s Gas Reserves and the US-Israel-Sponsored “Palestinian Civil War” Tragedy
Chomsky says Israel is pillaging Gaza’s natural gas reserves

 -- Education - Schools

UN agencies: Palestinian children denied education
"They don't want our boys educated"
Settlers, Soldiers Continue Attacks on Hebron Schools
Many Attacks Against Qurtuba School - article list

 -- Construction - Supplies

Egypt seizes load of bricks bound for Gaza - Alt

 -- Industry

Gaza's industries suffer under siege - Alt
Israeli air raid destroys soap factory in southern Gaza
Israeli forces destroy 20 coal production facilities near Jenin
Israeli Strike Destroys Palestinian Factory in Gaza
Israeli Forces Demolish Car Shop in West Bank Village
Israeli forces destroy stone-cutting facility in Qalqiliya - Alt
Israeli Forces Demolish Commercial Buildings in Husan, West of Bethlehem
Israeli airstrikes destroy dairy factory for the fourth time in three years

 -- Other

The Silent War: Israel's Blockade of Gaza - video - (YouTube - 9min 52 sec - February 15, 2010)
Gaza Ground Zero - Alt - Alt - video - (YouTube - 9 min 41 sec - Monday, February 08, 2010)
Israel's Gaza blockade continues to suffocate daily life - contains video
Israel and Egypt continue to Squeeze the Lifeblood out of the People of Gaza - Alt
B'tselem: Gaza, 95% of factories are closed, 93% of water is polluted
Settlers reportedly set fire to Hebron store
Most of Gaza remains in ruins 16 months after Israeli assault - UNDP
Israelis stealing food from Palestinians on their way to work - video - Alt - (YouTube - 2 min 19 sec - May 20, 2010)
The Maps Tell The True Story - maps - photos
New ‘HRW’ report affirms Goldstone’s claim: Israel wantonly destroyed Gaza’s civilian infrastructure - Alt
Israel’s tightening grip on the Jordan Valley
Al-Walaja: Defending Palestinian Land From Bulldozers - Alt - Photo Gallery - Contains Video - Alt
Bulldozers return to destroy children’s playground in Beit Jala. Six activists arrested
Israeli settlers set fire to historic Petra hotel in Occupied Jerusalem - Alt
10,000 Palestinians homes razed by Israel in 10 years
Israeli Occupation Forces Demolish Palestinian Homes, Shops Northwest of Ramallah - contains video - Alt
IDF destroys West Bank village after declaring it military zone - Alt
Official: Gaza imports held at port for 4 years - Alt
West Bank businesses suffer from Israel trade restrictions - AJZVideo - (AJYuTb - 3m4s - July 25, 2010) - Source:  AlJazeeraEnglish
Israeli settlers evict Palestinian family from their home of 70 years
High property taxes could force Palestinians out of Occupied Jerusalem
Israeli fire injures fourth Gaza worker in week
Israeli forces demolish 4 Bedouin homes
Israel reportedly razes Bedouin village for fifth time - Alt - Alt
Gazans Desert Their Donkey-Zebra - Alt
Hebron: Israeli Military and Policemen Shut Three Palestinian Shops
IOA decides to raze 30 Palestinian buildings in Jerusalem village
Israel To Demolish More Homes In The Jordan Valley
Israeli army close down shops opposite Shuhada street in Hebron
Israeli forces desecrate 200 graves in Muslim cemetery; injure Sheikh with bulldozer - Alt
Israel "has declared war on the living and the dead to erase Palestinian identity" - Alt
Foundation says hundreds of tombstones disinterred
Gaza's emergency services battered
The Silent War: Israel's Blockade of Gaza - video - Alt - (YuTb - 9min53sec - Feb 15, 2010) - Source:  MedicalAidPalestine
Israel targets Palestinian solar panels in bid for West Bank dominance
Israeli forces shut down media launch in Jerusalem - Alt

Palestininian Resistance and Solidarity

 -- Planting Trees and Vines

Reclaiming Gaza’s Land - Alt - photo gallery
Gaza's defiant tunnellers head deeper underground - Alt
Palestinians Regard Permaculture As A Necessity, Not A Choice - Alt - contains video
Trees Against - Alt - photo gallery
Tree-planting action to be held in At-Tuwani
My Beautiful Palestine
Restoring What Settlers Destroyed - photo gallery
EU project trains Palestinian olive farmers - photo gallery
Aqraba plants olive trees to ward off settlers
Replanting The Saffa Valley
Settlers' bid to takeover home foiled
Join the 2010 Olive Harvest Campaign
After long struggle, village on the grid
Farmers reclaim land from settlement - Alt