Give Peace Oil, A Unique Hanukkah Gift.

Olive oil: for centuries precious to Jews and Palestinians.

Peace Oil, extra virgin olive oil from the land that is holy to the three Abrahamic faiths, captures the spirit of Hanukkah. After the Maccabees liberated their land, they rededicated the temple and found a small amount of pure olive oil, just enough to rekindle the sacred lamp.

For hundreds of years Palestinians have seen olive oil as a source of communal well-being and a symbol of their deep roots in the land and their commitment to Palestinian traditions. Anyone who has traveled in the West Bank has seen this phenomenon "in the flesh" as hills covered with olive trees, both young and ancient, spread out before your eyes.

The olive tree is an important symbol in Islam. "Allah is the light of the heavens and of the earth. His light is like a niche wherein the lamp is to be found, the lamp is a glass cover which seems to be a twinkling star; it is lit thanks to a sacred tree: the olive tree, which has an oil so clear that it would give light even if no spark were put to it." From the Qu'ran.

It is not hard to see the connection of this Qu'ranic verse to the story of Hanukkah and the burning lamp in the Jewish temple. Both people share a bond to this remarkable tree and its fruit, just as they share the land of Israel and Palestine. Read on about the two Israeli fair trade groups that supply olive oil for Peace Oil.

Your purchase of Peace Oil — fair trade Palestinian olive oil — supports a just and lasting peace in Israel and Palestine. Click here to learn more about the Israeli fair trade groups working with Palestinians as peers in mutually beneficial relationships.

For more information on fair trade see "Fair Trade Palestinian Olive Oil".

For a view on the Israeli Palestinian conflict and the role Olive Branch Enterprises hopes to play by promoting Peace Oil, see "Help End the Conflict."

For more information on what makes Peace Oil so unique as a gourmet extra virgin olive oil, see "Buy Unique Extra Virgin Olive Oil."

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