Zaytoun in the guardian again
saleh on November 30th, 2004Article by Michele Hanson in Yesterday’s Guardian Paper on the stresses of Christmas Shopping suggested giving Palestinian Olive Oil instead as a stress free solution !
“I spotted a simple (solution) … straightaway: no more shopping for me. No more searching for presents. Everyone can have Palestinian olive oil for Christmas, whether they like it or not. (If you fancy doing likewise, dear readers, you can order it from cathi@zaytoun.org.)”
Christian Aid Report
saleh on November 28th, 2004Facts on the ground is a new report released by Christian aid.
The report details the strangulation of the Palestinian economy, as more land is taken from the West Bank for settler roads and settlements. As a result, poverty levels are rising with cases of mounting malnutrition and anaemia, of unemployment and of farmers prevented from tilling their land.
Full report available from Christian Aid
An article …
saleh on November 14th, 2004The following excerpt appeared in Nottingham Alternative News
“For the Israeli state, any element of Palestinian self-sufficiency is a threat, since it represents reserves of energy and strength that can help maintain the resistance. For this reason, trees are bulldozed and farmers collecting the olive harvest are beaten, harassed and shot at.
If settler thugs manage to stop the olive harvest … then the Israeli state can seize the land, under a law originally brought in by the British that allows the government to take unused land. For this reason, the battle over olives and the olive harvest has taken on great significance.”
Olive Harvest update from ISM
saleh on November 2nd, 2004Olive Harvest update from the International Solidarity Movement
