agriculture

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In Surif, stone walls mark generations of work on the landCulture

In Surif, stone walls mark generations of work on the land

The town northwest of Hebron reads its own history off the terraces its families built by hand, and off the olive and fig trees planted between them.

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In Battir, a Roman-era water system still runs the farming seasonCulture

In Battir, a Roman-era water system still runs the farming season

Spring water reaches the terraces on an eight-day rota, and it needs neither fuel nor a pump.

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On 300 square metres in Nuseirat, a farmer starts againCulture

On 300 square metres in Nuseirat, a farmer starts again

Mohammad al-Halabi, 50, has farmed since childhood.

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