Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Apple Export at Quneitra Crossing (6)
February 14, 2011.
Apples grown by Israeli civilians in the Golan Heights being exported to Syria via the “Quneitra” crossing, in an annual exchange directed by the Israeli government and at the request of the International Red Cross (IRC).
30 trucks, carrying 12,000 tons of apples cross into Syria every day over the span of several weeks. 2011 marks the sixth consecutive year in which Israel-grown apples are exported to Syria, and since the beginning of the project the amount of apples exported from Israel has doubled.
Pictured here: Members of the Druze community who reside in the Golan Heights where the apples were grown (near the Israeli-Syrian border), overlook the transporting of the apples onto trucks en route to Syria.
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