![Ancient olive trees cared for by Franciscan monks, Palestine, Jerusalem, Garden of Gethsemane / American Colony, Jerusalem. | Library of Congress Ancient olive trees cared for by Franciscan monks, Palestine, Jerusalem, Garden of Gethsemane / American Colony, Jerusalem. | Library of Congress](http://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/ppmsca/13100/13199v.jpg)
Ancient olive trees cared for by Franciscan monks, Palestine, Jerusalem, Garden of Gethsemane / American Colony, Jerusalem. | Library of Congress
![Palestine's oldest olive tree symbol of cultural heritage - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East Palestine's oldest olive tree symbol of cultural heritage - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East](https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/social_media_share/public/almpics/2018/11/Olive_tree.jpg/Olive_tree.jpg?h=f78a6c56&itok=H9Y_WTl2)
Palestine's oldest olive tree symbol of cultural heritage - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East
![This olive tree in Bethlehem has stood for 5,000 years - and this man is defending it | Middle East Eye This olive tree in Bethlehem has stood for 5,000 years - and this man is defending it | Middle East Eye](https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/olive-tree-sitting.jpg)
This olive tree in Bethlehem has stood for 5,000 years - and this man is defending it | Middle East Eye
![This olive tree in Bethlehem has stood for 5,000 years - and this man is defending it | Middle East Eye This olive tree in Bethlehem has stood for 5,000 years - and this man is defending it | Middle East Eye](https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_page/public/images-story/olive-tree-main.jpg?itok=QPpEXaUY)
This olive tree in Bethlehem has stood for 5,000 years - and this man is defending it | Middle East Eye
![Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestinian Territory. 22nd Oct, 2018. A Palestinian farmer, Salah Abu Ali, takes care of the olive tree, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on October 24, 2018. According Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestinian Territory. 22nd Oct, 2018. A Palestinian farmer, Salah Abu Ali, takes care of the olive tree, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on October 24, 2018. According](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PXRWFY/bethlehem-west-bank-palestinian-territory-22nd-oct-2018-a-palestinian-farmer-salah-abu-ali-takes-care-of-the-olive-tree-in-the-west-bank-city-of-bethlehem-on-october-24-2018-according-to-people-in-the-village-this-tree-is-the-oldest-and-the-largest-olive-tree-in-palestine-and-there-is-a-lot-stories-about-it-agriculture-ministry-has-assigned-an-employee-to-take-care-of-credit-shadi-hatemapa-imageszuma-wirealamy-live-news-PXRWFY.jpg)
Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestinian Territory. 22nd Oct, 2018. A Palestinian farmer, Salah Abu Ali, takes care of the olive tree, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on October 24, 2018. According
![Oldest olive tree in the world exists in Palestine; in Al-Walajeh village, in Bethlehem district. It's 5000 years old! | Olive tree, Tree, Weird trees Oldest olive tree in the world exists in Palestine; in Al-Walajeh village, in Bethlehem district. It's 5000 years old! | Olive tree, Tree, Weird trees](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/71/01/f7/7101f70a85606d82c043b0bea032a666.jpg)
Oldest olive tree in the world exists in Palestine; in Al-Walajeh village, in Bethlehem district. It's 5000 years old! | Olive tree, Tree, Weird trees
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