MK decries 'humiliating, degrading' ban on US Jews who participated in West Bank olive harvest

Two women were banned from Israel for 10 years in early November after entering a closed military zone and allegedly violating their tourist visas while volunteering in Palestinian olive harvest.

Leila Stillman-Utterback gathers olives during a harvest in the West Bank in the fall of 2025.

Leila Stillman-Utterback gathers olives during a harvest in the West Bank in the fall of 2025.

(photo credit: Courtesy Stillman-Utterback)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

NOVEMBER 12, 2025 01:09

Updated: NOVEMBER 12, 2025 01:12