Season of Anger

PUBLISHED BY ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Sounds of gunfire and prayer mix in the West Bank

JERUSALEM – The golden hills of the West Bank are filled with families working in the shade of silver-leafed trees, their arms moving with the rhythm of a conductor's baton. Sometimes they sing or trade jokes, cheerful with thoughts of the money their labor will bring. But often they are quiet, the sway of branches the only sound. It is the season of olive picking in ancient Judea and Samaria.

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