The Jordan Times carries an AFP article that takes a look at how Palestinian olive growers are turning to an unlikely source of protection to secure this year's desperately needed harvest.The article reports that "several hundred Israelis, from left-wing activists to moderate Jewish settlers, regularly volunteer to help Palestinians pick olives, believing that their presence deters the worst excesses of radical violence."
Quote from Zacharia Sada, West Bank coordinator for the Israeli rights group Rabbis For Human Rights: "I think what we do now is the way of peace. Palestinians and Jews work hand in hand on the trees and pick fruit...it gives us hope that the other side of the occupation, the Jewish people, are a peaceful people and want to live together."
Full article: Israeli activists help Palestinians harvest olive crop
