In Palestine, Protecting One of the World's Oldest Olive Trees Is a 24/7 Job - Gastro Obscura
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Salah Abu Ali has three children. But he has another son here, he says, pointing towards the gnarled trunk of the Al Badawi tree. Weathered and ancient, it
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America's Pistachio Industry Came From a Single Seed - Gastro Obscura
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What The Olive Trees Know - by Bo Forbes
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Palestinian olive farmers defy Israeli attacks for prized crop
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The Man Protecting One of the World's Oldest Olive Trees - InsideHook
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America's Pistachio Industry Came From a Single Seed - Gastro Obscura
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Stories - Atlas Obscura
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The Uprooting of Life in Gaza and the West Bank
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No work and no olives': harvest rots as West Bank farmers cut off
The Oldest Olive Tree in the World Is in Greece, Not in Palestine
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Stories - Atlas Obscura
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The Man Protecting One of the World's Oldest Olive Trees - InsideHook
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The Man Protecting One of the World's Oldest Olive Trees - InsideHook