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- Written by Peter Miller Peter Miller
- Published: 26 November 2007 26 November 2007
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Supporting Palestinian farmers is a way that we can help Palestinians
to non-violently resist Israel's military occupation and to remain on
their lands.
That is why the US Campaign is very pleased to announce that it is
teaming up with our friends at Canaan Fair Trade to bring you
Palestinian fair trade olive oil delivered directly to your door.
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The US Campaign is now selling packages of four one-liter tins of
Palestinian fair trade olive for just $80 (plus $10 shipping and
handling). To order, please click here: www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?list=type&type=142
As many of us make plans to gather with family and friends later this week to celebrate Thanksgiving, our thoughts turn toward giving thanks for what we have and showing our concern for those who are less fortunate than us.
This Thanksgiving, let us remember the plight of the Palestinian people who suffer human rights abuses daily at the hands of Israeli policies that are supported by our government.
Israel's military occupation, siege and blockade of the Palestinian West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip, have decimated Palestinian economic life, making daily survival a struggle.
In the West Bank, Israeli soldiers—using Caterpillar bulldozers paid for by U.S. taxpayers—and settlers have uprooted thousands of olive trees in an attempt to destroy the backbone of Palestinian agriculture. In addition, Israel's Apartheid Wall has cut off farmers from their lands.
Supporting Palestinian farmers is a way that we can help Palestinians to non-violently resist Israel's military occupation and to remain on their lands.
That is why the US Campaign is very pleased to announce that it is teaming up with our friends at Canaan Fair Trade to bring you Palestinian fair trade olive oil delivered directly to your door.
The US Campaign is now selling packages of four one-liter tins of Palestinian fair trade olive for just $80 (plus $10 shipping and handling). To order, please click here: www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?list=type&type=142
Palestinian fair trade olive oil makes a great gift this holiday season which you can feel good about giving. Not only does your purchase support Palestinian farmers; with every bottle purchased, Canaan Fair Trade makes a donation to Trees for Life, a program which plants thousands of olive trees in Palestine ever year, and to the Canaan Scholarship Fund, a program which develops and supports Palestinian youth programs from pre-college through higher education.
Canaan Fair Trade uses the fair trade concept to empower marginalized Palestinian rural communities caught in conflict so they can sustain their livelihoods and culture. To that end, Canaan has built direct working relationships with these communities, paying sustainable prices for their agricultural products to ensure fair wages for labor along the supply chain. For more information about Canaan's fair trade certifications, click here.
Don't forget to order your Palestinian fair trade olive oil today by clicking here: www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?list=type&type=142