Olive Tree

Jordan’s ancient Mehras olive variety makes UNESCO heritage list

Jordan's Mehras olive tree, known for its drought resistance and high oil yield of up to 30%, is an ancient variety with centuries-old traits, making it one of the world’s most productive olives.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
A general view shows the olive farms in Irbid city, north of Amman November 18, 2014.
The damage caused from an attack by Jewish settlers on olive groves in Burin, near the West Bank city of Nablus, June 18, 2024.

Security forces block left-wing activists' entry into West Bank for Palestinian olive harvest

In a brief but disruptive demonstration, the protesters exited the buses and blocked the main road through the Shomron Junction, creating a safety hazard by impeding traffic.

|BySHIR PERETS
IN SEVERAL PLACES throughout the ‘Tanach,’ Israel is likened to an olive tree.

Hiking the Holy Land: When olives disappear

The olive tree is such a fitting symbol for the Jewish people and our uncanny ability to survive, to come back, to bear fruit again, even after seasons of scarcity.

|BySUSANNAH SCHILD
Leila Stillman-Utterback gathers olives during a harvest in the West Bank in the fall of 2025.

US teen deported, Israeli rabbi wounded as tensions mount for Jewish activists in West Bank

Leila Stillman-Utterback, a Vermont native, was deported and banned from Israel after joining a Palestinian olive harvest, highlighting tensions between the Israeli government and Jewish activists.

|BySTEVEN DAVIDSON/JTA

Israeli teams discover ancient olive-eating practices below the sea

The discovery off the coast of Haifa made by a group of researchers from most major Israeli universities shows production of olives for eating started at least 6,600 years ago.

FEBRUARY 3, 2021ByDANIEL SONNENFELD/THE MEDIA LINE
Olives

Palestinian Authority to honor 'martyrs' by planting 35,000 olive trees

Terror promotion, such as honoring terrorists, is strictly prohibited under article 251 of the Israeli Order for Security Provisions, according to the report.

FEBRUARY 3, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THROUGHOUT ISRAEL, the vine and olive tree grow together, as can be seen in the Upper Galilee.

Olive tree selected as Israel's 'national tree' by KKL-JNF

The Olive trees in Israel have been around for centuries if not millennia.

JANUARY 28, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE ANCIENT olive tree in Jerusalem’s Garden of Gethsemane.

The Olive Tree Road of Israel: Israel's secret UNESCO treasure

SINCE THE inauguration of the Road and the presentation of its founding Charter and map, local olive routes were established along the four paths of the Olive Tree Road.

JANUARY 7, 2021ByYITZHAK ELDAN