Cindy Corrie, the mother of the activist Rachel Corrie who was killed by a Caterpillar bulldozer in Gaza, joined War on Want and Caterkiller yesterday in order to meet with store managers and urge them to stop stocking Caterpillar goods as they contravene the stores’ ethical sourcing and corporate social responsibility policies. See press release…
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Unison, the Trade Union body have done included Zaytoun in a feature on Trade Justice week
Why are so many children born with mental and physical disabilities in Jenin? It is this question the staff of the Local Committee for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (LCORD) set out to answer after more than a decade of working with such children and their families. Full article and an appeal for support
Yesterday we got a call from Triodos bank to say they’ve agreed to loan us £50,000 ! This is fantastic news for Zaytoun as we pay the Palestinian farmers for their Olive Oil before each shipment leaves Palestine. We’ve been trying to secure finance from many sources since last year hence the Triodos loan offer…
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Two years ago Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American protester, was killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza. Since then she has become a potent symbol for both sides of the conflict. But who was the real Rachel? Katharine Viner, who has edited her writings for a new play, on an ordinary woman with an extraordinary…
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Israel is planning to dump 10 000 tonnes of waste onto Palestinian land every month as this is 25% cheaper than it would be on the Israeli side of the 1967 “green line” (Independent). The quarry near Nablus in the West Bank will, according to Israeli officials, benefits both the Israelis and the Palestinians, but…
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