New Website Features Voices from the Bethlehem Ghetto

heather on March 23rd, 2005

OCCUPIED BETHLEHEM: Israeli policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are turning large parts of the Holy Land into walled ghettos. A new web portal launched today features voices from one of the most famous of these ghettos ? Bethlehem. The Bethlehem Bloggers website is dedicated to bringing first hand insight into life and politics inside…

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Conclusion to the Italian Job

heather on March 12th, 2005

Our December consignment of oil was delivered to Italy instead of the UK as the transport company loaded our oil into the wrong container. The Israeli transport company have admitted responsibility for the mistake but are refusing to pay compensation. This is a major blow for the UAWC (our suppliers) and Zaytoun who have had…

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Palestinian olive oil review by the BBC2 & guardian superplonk columnist

saleh on March 6th, 2005

A review of Zaytoun olive oil from the writer of the superplonk column in The Guardian paper and the BBC2 superplonk series! “It is one of the least aggressive yet pungently attractive olive oils I have tasted. It is in the rich nourishing class of the best of the fruity Sicilian, Cretan, and northern Spanish…

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