Current Events > Israeli and Palestinian farmers find peace through Olive Oil

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Can Israel and Palestine work together? One group is proving its possible.

The Near East Foundations project Olive Oil Without Borders works with farmers from Palestine and Israel to improve farming techniques and oil production.

This project, funded by USAID, aims to promote reconciliation between Palestinians and Israelis by strengthening the economic co-operation between the Palestinian farmers and the Israeli farmer, the Palestinian olive traders and the Israeli olive traders, together, said Salah Abu-Eisheh, Near East Foundation Country Director, Palestine.

Nearly 90 villages in Israel, the West Bank, and now Jordan are involved, including over 2,000 olive producers, 25 mill owners, and 50 ancillary businesses.

I wanted to get to know [the Israeli farmers] more, because they had expertise to share, that could really benefit me and my work, said Somaya Sawalmeh, a Palestinian Farmer.

Israel and Palestine is the same market, so we are talking about trade for example, from Israel they are buying olive oil from Palestine, from the West Bank, and from the West Bank they are buying olive oil from Israel, so for trade, for marketing, its very important, said Dr. Fathi Abdelhadi, OOWB consultant.

The project even established a cross-border trade agreement that still stands, despite the conflict.

We found, with our donors, different ways to overcome those obstacles and find solutions, to the level that we were able to reach hundreds now I can say thousands of farmers across the borders, said Mr Abu-Eisheh.

The people from both sides, they are meeting, they talk one to the other so for the peace I think this is one important reason to meet, more and more, said Abdelhadi.

Full Article: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/israeli-palestinian-farmers-find-peace-olive-oil/



All it takes for evil to win is for goo men to do nothing
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Those lazy goo men letting the world go to hell.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

All it takes for evil to win is for goo men to do nothing

Those damn goo men
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The invisible hand always wins.

D'awwww
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Questionmarktarius posted...

The invisible hand always wins.

What does Sue Richards have to do with anything?
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Questionmarktarius posted...

The invisible hand always wins.

What does Sue Richards have to do with anything?

Contraband smuggling, obviously. Why she's trafficking Olive Oyl across the border is anyone's guess, though.

cute
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