The real reason for the olive tree fascination is exactly what happens when you are fighting a war claiming that you're only fighting terrorists or bad leaders or so on.
Therefore when Arab kill jews, the IDF, instead of doing what Assad and Saddam Hussein(Two men who knew how to deal with Arabs) did. Meaning destroy the entire town where they came from so they will never do it again. Israel decided to go tit for tat and when an Arab kills Jews, the IDF demolishes his house or cuts down his olive trees.
That is what happens when you back down and back down. Now the Fakestinians and their leftist fan club runs around with photos and tearful stories about the "Nazi" IDf demolishing houses and cutting of trees.
When you back down from a bully, you guarantee that he will take you lunch money and bash you head into the lockers every day.
It's time for Israel to drop the insane tit for tat fighting, targeted killings and so on.
Next Bombing, The Entire Gaza in burnt to the ground and all inhabitants expelled.
If the Arabs dare to try anothing bombing or rocket attack, do the same to the Ramallah, Nablus, and the rest of the Arab squatters in Judea.
It's time to return to fighting a sane war, like the Allies did in WW2, and Joshua did in the Bible.