Sindyanna of Galilee is one of three fair trade groups that supplies olive oil for
Peace Oil. This excellent video will give you an idea of what this group has achieved
in Israel Palestine. Sindyanna provides a framework for cooperation between
the Arab and Jewish communities in Northern Israel, improving life for both peoples.
Hills of the West Bank, Palestine are covered
with olive trees as far as the eye can see. Take a journey to the
farmlands of the West Bank with Avi Levi and David Sokal to meet the
farmer and press owner that supplied fair trade Palestinian olive
oil from the 2008 harvest for Peace Oil. Read more in the Peace
Oil blog.
Avi Levi of Green Action Israel regularly travels to the West Bank
to work with farmers in three small villages. Read more in the Peace
Oil blog.
Peace
Oil is Supplied by Three Fair Trade Groups, two Israeli and One Palestinian.
Sindyanna of Galilee,
a group of Arab and Jewish women, buys fair trade Palestinian olive
oil from Arab farmers in the Galil region of Israel. The women of
Sindyanna work to promote land preservation, environmental quality,
women’s empowerment and labor rights. Sindyanna is certified
by WFTO.
Green Action,
a grass-roots, “socio-ecological” change group, promotes
fair trade in Israel. Avi Levi, Green Action’s fair trade advocate,
works with Palestinian farmers in three West Bank villages near Nablus
to help them develop export markets for their fair trade Palestinian
olive oil.
Canaan Fair
Trade, based in Jenin, Palestine, sells the delicacies of over
1700 farmers organized in informal cooperatives in Palestine and represented
by the Palestine Fair
Trade Association. Both Green Action and Sindyanna follow the
guidelines of the PFTA, ensuring that their Palestinian olive oil
is fairly traded.
A new article in the journal Zeek describes the evolution of
a basket weaving project into a haven for peace during the flotilla
incident. Read One
Flotilla Response: Weave Baskets of Peace.
Don't confuse this website (PeaceOil.NET) with PeaceOil.ORG. Peace
Oil on this website is genuine Palestinian olive oil from West Bank
Palestinian farmers and Palestinian farmers living within the green
line, whereas PeaceOil.ORG is providing a misleading description
about the source of its olive oil. Read
more here.
