Opinion: As Israel continues to devour West Bank, Abbas is busy rearranging chairs on the Titanic's deck
Nothing reveals the true nature of Zionism more clearly than the annual attacks of Israeli settlers during the olive harvest in the West Bank.
This year, they are particularly frenzied.
After two years of a genocidal war in Gaza, the brakes have truly come off their attempt to purge the countryside of its native population.
Almost as much as the Palestinian flag, the olive tree represents the symbol of ownership that one Palestinian generation hands down to another, and Israelis of all tribes are determined to erase it.
Afaf Abu Alia, a 53-year-old Palestinian mother who was beaten on the head in turns by Israeli settlers, said: "When they cut our olive trees, it felt like they were gouging out our eyes. The olive tree is so precious to us - like our own children."