“The olives here are young trees of new varieties, bred to grow fast and yield much oil. A harvesting machine as tall as a house — a modified grape picker — straddles the rows and roars as it thrashes olives from twigs to hopper.” Olive-picking machine working down a row of young olive trees in a plantation in Israel:

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Water cisterns on rooftops in Palestinian refugee camp, Bethlehem