Peace Oil: In the Beginning …

The idea for Peace Oil first came to David Sokal, owner of Olive Branch Enterprises, in November 2005 when an old friend, Dani Livney of Kibbutz Gezer, called with an intriguing question: “would you be interested in importing a mix of Israeli and Palestinian olive oil?”

In 2006 Dani and his Palestinian partner decided they were not ready for exporting, so David found other partners.

The story of Dani's work with neighboring Palestinian farmers continues. See Salam Shalom Olive Oil.

Peace Oil Partners

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Arab and Jewish women combine sales of Arab goods with community work to promote land preservation, environmental quality, women’s empowerment and labor rights. Sindyanna, a member of IFAT—the global network of Fair Trade Organizations— works for a future of peace and prosperity for all people. Sindyanna combines olive oil from Galilee Arab and some Jewish farmers for use in Peace Oil.		Promotes socio-ecological change through direct non-violent action, community service, and youth empowerment. Avi Levy of Green Action works with Palestinian olive farmers in the three villages of Mask’ha, Yasuf and Assawiya to export their olive oil. Green Action promotes fair trade in Israel through education and sales of fair trade goods. Green Action's Fair Trade logo, “SAHA, ” appears on the back of the Peace Oil bottle.		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. 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. Both Green Action Israel and Sindyanna follow the guidelines of the PFTA.