Eco-tourism in Battir village is a form of peaceful resistance against the Israeli occupation.
![Mustafa 'Aweinah, a Battiri farmer, ploughs his field with the help of British volunteers [Pierre Klochendler/IPS]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013113102948152734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Eco-tourism in Battir village is a form of peaceful resistance against the Israeli occupation.
![Mustafa 'Aweinah, a Battiri farmer, ploughs his field with the help of British volunteers [Pierre Klochendler/IPS]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013113102948152734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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