![يقول الفلسطينيون، في هذه الأيام، إن "صبرهم" بدأ ينفد. لكنهم، لا يقصدون بـ"الصبر"، قدرتهم على تحمّل قسوة الاحتلال الإسرائيلي، وتبعاته، من حصار، واعتقال، وتهجير، وضنك العيش، بل فاكهة "الصبر" المعروفة باسم "التين الشوكي". فقد أُصيبت مزارع "الصبر-التين الشوكي"، في غالبية مناطق الضفة الغربية المحتلة، بمرض تسبب لها بأضرار فادحة. ويقول مزارعون في بلدة نعلين، إلى الغرب من رام الله، وسط الضفة الغربية، والتي تحظى بشهرة كبيرة في زراعة وانتاج "التين الشوكي-الصبر"، إن نحو 85 بالمائة من الأشجار ماتت بفعل إصابتها بحشرة "الدودة القرمزية". ( Issam Rimawi - وكالة الأناضول ) The name for prickly pears in Arabic has its root in the word patience, as Palestinian farmers know their forbearance has been rewarded when this crop bears fruit on 20 August 2021 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210820_2_49690514_68059751.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1)
The name for prickly pears in Arabic has its root in the word patience, as Palestinian farmers know their forbearance has been rewarded when this crop bears fruit on 20 August 2021 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinians tend to their prickly pear crop in the occupied West Bank province of Ramallah on 20 August 2021 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinians tend to their prickly pear crop in the occupied West Bank province of Ramallah on 20 August 2021 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
The name for prickly pears in Arabic has its root in the word patience, as Palestinian farmers know their forbearance has been rewarded when this crop bears fruit on 20 August 2021 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinians tend to their prickly pear crop in the occupied West Bank province of Ramallah on 20 August 2021 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinians tend to their prickly pear crop in the occupied West Bank province of Ramallah on 20 August 2021 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinians tend to their prickly pear crop in the occupied West Bank province of Ramallah on 20 August 2021 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinians tend to their prickly pear crop in the occupied West Bank province of Ramallah on 20 August 2021 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinians tend to their prickly pear crop in the occupied West Bank province of Ramallah on 20 August 2021 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]