Life has never been easy in Ein al-Sultan camp, Palestine’s smallest refugee camp. Nestled at the foot of the Mount of Temptation, just outside the historic city of Jericho, the camp’s population currently sits at roughly 2,000. Established in 1948, the camp once accommodated 20,000 refugees, but the vast majority were forced to flee to…
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Fairtrade Fortnight message is: Back the smallholder The Fairtrade Foundation is urging consumers to support its work with farmers in developing countries who have been hit hard by the global economic crisis. It launched a report, Global Food Crisis and Fairtrade: Small farmers, big solutions?, to mark the beginning of Fairtrade Fortnight on Monday. Read…
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February 24, 2009 Khoza’a, Khan Younis, Gaza Palestinian farmers, accompanied by international Human Rights Workers (HRWs), were fired upon by Israeli forces in the village of Khoza’a, near Khan Younis, this morning. The farmers and HRWs were attempting to work on land around 300m from the ‘Green Line’. Read more here Watch video on You…
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The Herald The first olive oil to carry the Fairtrade mark, produced by Palestinian farmers, will be launched in the UK today, with the support of the Prime Minister. Read full article here
• Sales expected to double this year after Gaza conflict • Product gets Fairtrade certification for first time In an unintended consequence of Israel’s offensive in Gaza last month, sales of Palestinian olive oil in Britain are soaring, importers have said. The devastating conflict, in which 1,300 Palestinians were killed, has prompted a surge in…
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The first Fairtrade product from Palestinian farmers is going on sale in Co-op supermarkets as olive oil from co-operatives in the West Bank are promoted for their ethical trading status. The UK-based company behind the imports hopes foods such as dates and almonds might soon qualify for similar certification, followed later by soaps using olive…
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Fair Comment – The Fairtrade Foundation Newsletter Forty-two year old olive farmer Mahmoud Issa looks out across the 150 dunams (15 hectares) of olive groves that provide his living. As a member, he says he speaks for all the farmers in the Anin Co-operative when he describes his excitement at his co-op becoming Fairtrade certified.…
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Dirty Tricks: Israeli Soldiers Shoot Deaf Palestinian Farmer, 4th Farmer Shot in 3 weeks Eva Bartlett What caused the Israeli soldiers to shoot a deaf farmer today? Was he threatening? Was it because the group of farm labourers had successfully worked quickly to harvest their day’s wages? Was the sight of retreating, unarmed, clearly non-threatening…
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Gazan coast becoming a ‘no-go’ zone On Saturday 14th February, 23 year-old Rafiq abu Reala was shot by Israeli naval forces whilst fishing in Gazan territorial waters, approximately two nautical miles out from the port of Gaza city. He was in a simple fishing vessel, not much larger than a rowing boat, with a small…
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