The Great Prophetic Irony of Israeli Forces Uprooting Olive Trees in the Occupied West Bank
Jeremiah 11:16 (KJV) “The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.” Romans 11:18 (KJV) “Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.” Zechariah 4:6 (KJV) “Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.” https://x.com/ajplus/status/2095544187005682136?s=46 The AJ+ footage shows a Palestinian woman embracing an olive tree in the West Bank shortly before the harvest season as machinery uproots trees. Similar clips from the same period document bulldozing in villages near Jenin and elsewhere. Olive groves represent livelihood, multi-generational property, and cultural identity for many Palestinian farmers; uprooting them is a recurring flashpoint involving settlers, security operations, and land disputes. @ajplus The extraordinary irony watching the IDF destroy these Olive Trees from a ...
