How Israeli settlers wearing keffiyehs are attacking West Bank olive groves

At first glance, it is an Instagram video like any other. There’s rousing music, sunshine, smiles, coffee and three people harvesting olives. But the video's caption situates these charming scenes in a different, much more violent reality: "That took us a good four hours. We are asking you to come and showcase the land of Israel and harvest olives.” This footage was captured in the occupied West Bank. David Kela, an illegal Israeli settlement, is identified as the scene's location in the post. This video, posted on September 28, 2026, shows three people gathering olives in the occupied West Bank and having a merry time doing it. It turns out, however, that an illegal settlement is identified in the video and the caption calls on people to come and "showcase the land of Israel". To display this content from Instagram, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. The olive harvest officially began on October 15, 2026 and lasts until the end of November. In recent years, however, this period has become synonymous with an uptick in violence towards Palestinians, carried out by the Israeli army and settlers. Because of this, many Palestinians began their harvest two ...