The olive tree, which has stood as a symbol of peace, resilience and cultural continuity for millennia, now stands as a testament to the human and environmental toll of conflict. The ongoing ...

The olive tree is so intrinsic to Palestine that it featured in the work of famed Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, shown here on a protester’s sign during a march calling for aceasefire in Gaza ...

Israel/Palestine The olive tree, maltreated symbol in occupied land By Clothilde Mraffko (Jerusalem, correspondent) Published on September 21, 2024, at 4:00 am (Paris) 3 min read Lire en français ...

In hundreds of cities worldwide, demonstrators have rallied in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, donning the emblematic black-and-white Palestinian headdress known as the keffiyeh. Among them ...

The olive tree in ancient Athens was safeguarded by strict laws, highlighting its role as a sentinel of Athenian prosperity ...

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From antiquity to modernity, tracing the cultural significance of olive trees Screengrab Claude Monet, Olive Grove at the Moreno Garden, Bordighera, 1884, Private Collection (Sold at Christie’s ...

Commissioned by the St John Eye Hospital, it’s a bronze olive tree with a canopy, not of leaves, but swirling swifts, and stands in a courtyard in the centre of Muristan, a Crusader hospital complex ...

The olive tree — the tree of peace, a symbol so desperately needed in these times of war and diaspora. It was an olive branch the dove brought to Noah in Genesis. Two olive trees flank a gold ...