How to Enjoy Fair Trade Palestinian Olive Oil …

… and Live in a More Peaceful World.

The enjoyment of Peace Oil is simple. Buy and use it as you would any gourmet, extra virgin olive oil. See Peace Oil in Your Kitchen and on Your Plate for dishes and serving ideas.

Now, how about living in a more peaceful world? Here’s how it works: 

Avi Levi, director of SAHA/Green Action, an Israeli fair trade organization, buys olive oil from Palestinian cooperatives in the West Bank area of Salfit. Avi is providing income for the farmers and is building bridges of peace between Israelis and Palestinians. See SAHA, an Israeli Fair Trade Revolution for more information on this unique grass-roots effort. See Living in the Dark describing how Avi’s work in the West Bank is shining a light on the dark divide between two peoples.

Hadas Lahav, director of Sindyanna of Galilee, an Israeli fair trade orgainization run by Arab and Jewish women, buys olive oil from Palestinians living within Israel. Sindyanna strengthens the Palestinian community and empowers Palestinian women in Israel. To learn more about Sindyanna’s work for Arab women’s rights see Home is Sweet, Work is Power.

Canaan Fair Trade, a Palestinian company in Jenin Palestine buys olive oil from 1700 West Bank farmers. CFT invests in the community by providing university scholarships to Palestinian students and plants thousands of olive trees a year. CFT is the marketing arm of the Palestine Fair Trade Association which establishes the fair trade guidelines followed by CFT and both of the Israeli groups. Learn more about PFTA in Fair Play for Farmers, A Harvest of Justice.

SAHA, Sindyanna and Canaan Fair Trade supply fair trade Palestinian extra virgin olive oil for Peace Oil. All three of these groups are working for peace and justice in Israel Palestine. You support their work when you buy Peace Oil.

How can you enjoy fair trade Palestinian olive oil and live in a more peaceful world? Buy Peace Oil.

Living in the Dark, an extensive travelblog: David Sokal, owner of Olive Branch Enterprises, visits the farmer and press house that supplies the SAHA/Green Action 2008 harvest for Peace Oil. His journey with Avi Levi, director of SAHA, provides insight into politics, culture and history in Israel Palestine, as well as interesting perspectives on olive oil, olive trees and life in the West Bank.