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Harvesting grapes in the West Bank for the Psagot Winery (17 images)

Israeli settlers are pictured on August 22, 2016, harvesting grapes in the Jewish settlement of Ofra in the West Bank. The Psagot Winery, located near the Palestinian city of Ramallah, will use the grapes to produce their award-winning Merlot wine. The winery produces more than 250,000 bottles of wine per year, with 70 percent of it exported, primarily to the United States.



An Israeli girl picks grapes in a vineyard in the Jewish Settlement Ofra in the West Bank, August 22, 2016. The grapes will be used to produce merlot wine in the Psagot Boutique Winery near the Palestinian city of Ramallah. The Psagot Winery has won numerous international awards and produces 250,000 bottles of wine a year. Seventy percent of the wine is exported, primarily to the United States. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI
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Israeli Yermi Greenhut harvests grapes in his vineyard in the Jewish Settlement Ofra in the West Bank, August 22, 2016. Greenhut's grapes will be used to produce merlot wine in the Psagot Boutique Winery near the Palestinian city of Ramallah. The Psagot Winery has won numerous international awards and produces 250,000 bottles of wine a year. Seventy percent of the wine is exported, primarily to the United States. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI
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An Israeli boy stands at the edge of a vineyard in the Jewish Settlement Ofra in the West Bank, August 22, 2016. The grapes will be used to produce merlot wine in the Psagot Boutique Winery near the Palestinian city of Ramallah. The Psagot Winery has won numerous international awards and produces 250,000 bottles of wine a year. Seventy percent of the wine is exported, primarily to the United States. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI
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A close-up of grapes harvested in a vineyard in the Jewish Settlement Ofra in the West Bank, August 22, 2016. The grapes will be used to produce merlot wine in the Psagot Boutique Winery near the Palestinian city of Ramallah. The Psagot Winery has won numerous international awards and produces 250,000 bottles of wine a year. Seventy percent of the wine is exported, primarily to the United States. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI
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