Previous                 Philately Goes Bananas                 Next Palestinian Authority Banana production has declined sharply on the West Bank because it makes heavy demands on scarce water resources and because date palms are ten time more profitable. The area was once famous for the production of the "Jericho Banana" but by 2017 there was only enough production to satisfy 6% of the local market. Date of Issue: June 6, 2012 Design: "Bananas" Series: Fruit (Souvenir Sheet) Sources "Jericho bananas could face extinction." Reports. The Palestine Information Center. 11 Nov. 2017      Web. 11 Aug. 2026. english.palinfo.com/o_post/Jericho-bananas-could-face-extinction/. Khayat, Nicole and Fatina Abreek-Zubiedat. "Bananas and the imaginary of progress:      Eco-nationalism and agro-capitalism in Mandate-era Palestine."      Sage Journals. 9 Dec. 2025. Web. 11 Aug. 2026.      https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/25148486251405660. Mohamed, Mohamed. "It’s Bananas." The Jerusalem Fund. 2 Oct. 2020      Web. 11 Aug. 2026. thejerusalemfund.org/2020/10/its-bananas/. Previous                                                Next Return to the Banana Stamps from Around the World Index Page.