Palestinians harvesting olives despite Jewish settler attacks

Wednesday, October 23, 2002

AQRABA, West Bank -- Thunder crashes like waves over mountains as Palestinian farmers pick olives in groves of gnarled trees, working quickly before the coming rains. But a greater danger threatens the once joyful harvest: violent attacks from Jewish settlers.

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