Fiona Dunlop recently visited Palestine as part of the Zaytoun harvest trip. Below is a piece she wrote for the Financial Times about her experience. Pressed into service By Fiona Dunlop Published: December 20 2008 In the shade of gnarled olive trees, their leaves stirred by a gentle breeze, we look out over endless Biblical…
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Dear Zaytoun customers and supporters, Zaytoun would like to wish all our distributors, customers and supporters a very Merry Christmas and Happy Eid and we’d like to thank you for all your hard work and support over the year. December sale offer on organic oil and dates Special offer for December: Organic Olive Oil: 50%…
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From Reliefweb – 27 November 2008 Oxfam’s Mohammed Ali Abu Najela reports on the impact of Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip on the territory’s olive oil industry. The agricultural sector in Gaza has been severely affected by the ongoing conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. Since the outbreak of the Palestinian Intifada in 2000, 112,000…
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A program for Civil International Solidarity with Palestinians Invitation to the Olive Tree Planting Programme 7th – 16th February, 2009 The JAI and the Alternative Tourism Group (ATG) are glad to invite you for the 2nd Olive Planting Programme taking place in February 2009. Besides olive planting, the program will feature introductory presentations about the…
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On Radio 4′s ‘Excess Baggage’ on 22 November, Raja Shehadeh was interviewed about his book ‘Palestinian Walks. See below to download an MP3 of this interview www.simulacrum.org.uk/Excess Baggage 2008-11-22 Raja Shehadeh – Palestinian Walks.mp3
A selection of photos from our 2008 harvest team, who were in villages in the Nablus and Salfit districts this year, can be found at www.simulacrum.org.uk/plogger/
This lovely song is on 2 CDs, as well as on Youtube in case any of you want to sing it! Liz Mansfield sings it on ‘Turning Silence into Song’ (Fuse Records CFCD 009) & Janet Russell sings it on ‘And They All Sang Rosselsongs’ (Fuse Records CFCD 012). Many thanks to Leon for allowing…
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November sale offer on organic oil and dates Special offer for November: Organic Olive Oil: 40% off (this applies to Sindyanna and PARC organic oil) Dates: 30% off The sale is on stock BBE December 2008 and only applies to orders over £550. Product Feature: Zaytoun almonds Zaytoun imports the finest kinds of almonds –…
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Britain to crack down on exports from Israeli settlements www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/britain-to-crack-down-on-exports-from-israeli-settlements-986854.html
A report from the UN declares that there has been as many attacks on farmers so far this year, as in 2007 all together. Even Israeli politicians have declared that the situation is getting out of control. Prior to the olive harvest season, Israeli and Palestinian officials agreed that the Israeli defense force would prevent…
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