West Bank, ultra-orthodox harvest wheat by hand

May 13, 2026

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Haredi Men Harvest Wheat West Bank Haredi Jewish men stand beside bags of harvested wheat along a road near Mevo Horon in the occupied West Bank on May 13, 2026. The wheat was harvested by hand for the production of Matzah Shmura for the following year™s Passover holiday. Mevo Horon West Bank Palestinian Territories Copyright: xSimonxBenix
Haredi Men Harvest Wheat West Bank Haredi Jewish men stand beside parked vehicles along a road near wheat fields in Mevo Horon, occupied West Bank, on May 13, 2026, during the manual wheat harvest for the production of Matzah Shmura for the following year™s Passover holiday. Participants gathered in the agricultural area as wheat harvesting activities continued nearby. Mevo Horon West Bank Palestinian Territories Copyright: xSimonxBenix
Haredi Men Harvest Wheat West Bank Haredi Jewish families stand beside a wheat field near Mevo Horon in the occupied West Bank on May 13, 2026, during the manual wheat harvest for the production of Matzah Shmura for the following year™s Passover holiday. Children wearing hats hold bundles of harvested wheat near the roadside. Mevo Horon West Bank Palestinian Territories Copyright: xSimonxBenix
Haredi Men Harvest Wheat West Bank Haredi Jewish men use sickles to harvest wheat by hand in a field in Mevo Horon, the occupied West Bank, on May 13, 2026. The wheat is harvested once fully dry and collected in bags for the production of Matzah Shmura for the following year™s Passover holiday. Mevo Horon West Bank Palestinian Territories Copyright: xSimonxBenix
Haredi Men Harvest Wheat West Bank Haredi Jewish men use sickles to harvest wheat by hand in a field in Mevo Horon, the occupied West Bank, on May 13, 2026. The wheat is harvested once fully dry and collected in bags for the production of Matzah Shmura for the following year™s Passover holiday. Mevo Horon West Bank Palestinian Territories Copyright: xSimonxBenix
Haredi Men Harvest Wheat West Bank Haredi Jewish men use sickles to harvest wheat by hand in a field in Mevo Horon, the occupied West Bank, on May 13, 2026. The wheat is harvested once fully dry and collected in bags for the production of Matzah Shmura for the following year™s Passover holiday. Mevo Horon West Bank Palestinian Territories Copyright: xSimonxBenix
Haredi Men Harvest Wheat West Bank A Haredi Jewish man uses a sickle to harvest wheat by hand in a field in Mevo Horon, the occupied West Bank, on May 13, 2026. The wheat is harvested once fully dry and collected in bags for the production of Matzah Shmura for the following year™s Passover holiday. Mevo Horon West Bank Palestinian Territories Copyright: xSimonxBenix
Haredi Men Harvest Wheat West Bank A Haredi Jewish man uses a sickle to harvest wheat by hand in a field in Mevo Horon, the occupied West Bank, on May 13, 2026. The wheat is harvested once fully dry and collected in bags for the production of Matzah Shmura for the following year™s Passover holiday. Mevo Horon West Bank Palestinian Territories Copyright: xSimonxBenix
Haredi Men Harvest Wheat West Bank A Haredi Jewish man uses a sickle to harvest wheat by hand in a field in Mevo Horon, the occupied West Bank, on May 13, 2026. The wheat is harvested once fully dry and collected in bags for the production of Matzah Shmura for the following year™s Passover holiday. Mevo Horon West Bank Palestinian Territories Copyright: xSimonxBenix
Haredi Men Harvest Wheat West Bank A Haredi Jewish man uses a sickle to harvest wheat by hand in a field in Mevo Horon, the occupied West Bank, on May 13, 2026. The wheat is harvested once fully dry and collected in bags for the production of Matzah Shmura for the following year™s Passover holiday. Mevo Horon West Bank Palestinian Territories Copyright: xSimonxBenix
Haredi Men Harvest Wheat West Bank A Haredi Jewish man uses a sickle to harvest wheat by hand in a field in Mevo Horon, the occupied West Bank, on May 13, 2026. The wheat is harvested once fully dry and collected in bags for the production of Matzah Shmura for the following year™s Passover holiday. Mevo Horon West Bank Palestinian Territories Copyright: xSimonxBenix
Haredi Men Harvest Wheat West Bank A Haredi Jewish man uses a sickle to harvest wheat by hand in a field in Mevo Horon, the occupied West Bank, on May 13, 2026. The wheat is harvested once fully dry and collected in bags for the production of Matzah Shmura for the following year™s Passover holiday. Mevo Horon West Bank Palestinian Territories Copyright: xSimonxBenix

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