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Palestinians Say Dozens of Trees Cut Down by Settlers
Ali Waked for ynetnews.com:
Burin resident discovers 97 of his olive trees destroyed overnight. ‘When I saw the massacre which took place on my land, I cried,’ he tells Ynet
Palestinian farmers from the West Bank village of Burin, located near the settlement of Yitzhar, discovered Thursday morning that dozens of their olive trees were cut down.
Akram Amram of Burin told Ynet that at around 5:30 am he had discovered 97 uprooted olive trees on his land.
“I am not embarrassed to admit that when I discovered the massacre which took place on my land, I cried,” he said. “These trees are more than 60 years old and I raised them just like I raised my kids.”
According to Amram, the trees were very valuable. “I make a living off these trees and…
