The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/olives/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 13 Jun 2026 22:41:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png olives | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/olives/ 32 32 With olives pressed and picked, local farmers hope consumers discover oil in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-olives-pressed-and-picked-local-farmers-hope-consumers-discover-oil-in-israel/ Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:52:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2972442 Olive growers and oil producers seek greater exposure for their product, cultivated and pressed in small batches but suffering from competition with cheaper, lower-quality imports

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]]> Rewriting history, evidence of olive consumption 6,600 years ago found off Haifa https://www.timesofisrael.com/evidence-of-olive-consumption-6600-years-ago-found-off-coast-of-haifa/ Wed, 03 Feb 2021 02:38:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2481078 Discovery of pits in ancient submerged structures predates previously known use of olives for food by 4,000 years

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]]> Crushed and separated, this olive oil is fresh off the press https://www.timesofisrael.com/crushed-and-separated-this-olive-oil-is-fresh-off-the-press/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:58:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1958996 A collection of farms in the Galilee and Golan Heights opens their operations to the public during harvest season

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]]> Arak-spiked ‘limonana’ with tapas for Independence Day https://www.timesofisrael.com/arak-spiked-limonana-with-tapas-for-yom-haatzmaut/ Sun, 04 May 2014 03:59:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=970022 Get the requisite barbecue started with some easy snacks for assuaging everyone's hunger

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]]> The poetic goodness of pomegranates https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-poetic-goodness-of-pomegranates/ Sun, 01 Sep 2013 02:49:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=655456 A father-and-son pair of organic fruit farmers talk about the whys, wheres and hows of the country's best Rosh Hashanah fruit

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]]> The Indian-Israeli olive agribusiness experiment https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-indian-israeli-olive-agribusiness-experiment/ Wed, 29 May 2013 10:27:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=518884 Though olives are hardly a staple in India, through Israeli expertise and saplings, Rajasthan farmers are expecting a bumper crop this year

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]]> Syria’s war shatters a village economy https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrias-war-shatters-a-village-economy/ Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:24:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=276000 A portrait of Atmeh, abutting the northern border, where farmers say they'd be lucky to get 50 cents for olives they're unable to export

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