Along with white dove and the V-sign, an olive branch is one of our most enduring symbols for peace. In fact, an Ancient Roman transported to the 21st century would instantly understand the meaning of ...

Megan Young/Daily. Buy this photo. Palestine. The Holy Land. An ancient motherland, where every nook and cranny possesses a piece of sacred history. Home of the olive tree: a renowned symbol of peace ...

The slow growth of olive trees forces us to look to the future and consider what kind of world we are leaving our descendants. Pope Benedict XVI plants an olive tree with Israeli President Shimon ...

As guardian of the occupied West Bank's oldest olive tree, Salah Abu Ali prunes its branches and gathers its fruit even as violence plagues the Palestinian territory during this year's harvest. "This ...