以色列推土機在年度採收前毀壞巴勒斯坦橄欖樹

約旦河西岸代爾尼札姆，9月23日（路透社）—— 以色列軍方週三以推土機連根拔除橄欖樹後，巴勒斯坦村民對著遭毀壞、殘破扭曲的橄欖樹哀號。這距離年度橄欖採收只剩幾天；在遭占領的約旦河西岸，橄欖採收通常是巴勒斯坦人的喜事。DEIR NIZAM, West Bank, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Palestinian villagers wailed over the mangled remains of their olive trees on Wednesday after Israel's military uprooted them with bulldozers, days ahead of the annual olive harvest, normally a source of joy for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

阿卜杜勒法塔赫・塔米米在拉馬拉市附近的村莊土地上擁有一片橄欖園。他看著一輛軍方推土機壓碎其中一棵樹的樹冠，接著把樹根從土裡扯出。Abd Alfattah Tamimi, who owns an olive grove on village land near Ramallah city, watched as a military bulldozer smashed the top of one of his trees and then tore its roots from the ground.

塔米米說：「我們所有的橄欖樹，包括新種下的，都被連根拔除了。還有我們鄰居的，他們也全都拔掉了。」他補充說，他和鄰居擁有將近9英畝種滿橄欖樹的土地。"All our olive trees, including the newly planted ones, were uprooted. Also our neighbours', they uprooted them all," Tamimi said, adding that he and his neighbours own nearly 9 acres of land filled with olive trees.

他說：「他們讓我們一無所有。」"They left us with nothing," he said.

以色列軍方表示，正在處理路透社的採訪詢問，但截至週三傍晚尚未回應。Israel's military said it was checking Reuters' request for comment but had not responded by Wednesday evening.

過去，軍方曾表示有必要清除土地上的橄欖樹，以防止安全威脅或部隊遭伏擊。In the past, the military has cited the need to clear land of olive trees to prevent security threats or ambushes on troops.

巴勒斯坦人權組織駁斥這項說法，表示這類破壞實際上剝奪巴勒斯坦農民銷售橄欖和橄欖油的收入，同時也連根拔除他們視為與土地連結象徵的樹木。Palestinian human rights groups reject this, saying the destruction in effect deprives Palestinian farmers of income from the sale of olives and olive oil while uprooting trees they view as a symbol of their connection to the land.

橄欖採收通常在10月第一週開始。根據巴勒斯坦自治政府農業部，橄欖是巴勒斯坦農業的支柱；農業部門約占國內生產毛額（GDP）8%，並提供超過6萬個工作機會。The olive harvest usually begins in the first week of October. Olives are the backbone of Palestinian agriculture, a sector that accounts for around 8% of GDP and more than 60,000 jobs, according to the Palestinian Authority's agriculture ministry.

巴勒斯坦倡議人士和農民預期，今年的採收將特別動盪，因為以色列屯墾者在該地區攻擊巴勒斯坦人與巴勒斯坦資源的事件激增，已達歷史新高。Palestinian activists and farmers expect this year's harvest to be particularly volatile, amid a record surge in Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians and Palestinian resources in the territory.

納瑟・塔米米是拉馬拉附近代爾尼札姆村一帶的另一名地主。他說，樹木損失尤其令人痛心，因為採收季就快開始了。Nather Tamimi, another landowner in the area of Deir Nizam village near Ramallah, said the loss of the trees was particularly painful in that it came so close to the start of the harvest.

塔米米看著自己的橄欖園時說：「我和兄弟們從這片土地生產120桶橄欖油。我們的鄰居也生產同樣數量。」"From this land, my brothers and I produce 120 drums of olive oil. Our neighbours produce the same," said Tamimi, speaking while looking over his olive grove.

他說：「他們到處拔樹，甚至連房子之間的也拔。」"They uprooted trees everywhere, even between the houses," he said.

（穆罕默德・托羅克曼、穆斯塔法・阿布・加內耶報導；拉米・阿尤布編輯）(Reporting by Mohammed Torokman and Mustafa Abu Ganeyeh; editing by Rami Ayyub)