Ideas to support Palestinian businesses and charities this Christmas

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Just a thought if you need ideas for Xmas gifts, here are a few Palestinian products you could buy this Christmas, that would also support Palestinians!

https://zaytoun.uk/ - lovely food gifts including extra virgin olive oil, dead sea bath salt, medjoul dates and more, all beautifully packaged

https://cafepalestina.co.uk/c/shop-palestinian-products - a selection of beautifully made pottery, food, soaps and more

https://www.palestinianproduce.co.uk/buy-online/ - lovely food and drink products

https://www.oneworldshop.co.uk/product-tag/palestine/ - more lovely books and food goods

https://shop.embraceme.org/collections/ceramics - pretty fair trade Palestinian ceramics

Donate (please do your own research but these are listed as trusted at this link: https://www.reddit.com/r/Palestine/comments/175hn8o/donating_to_support_palestinian_causes_trusted/

(more available at link above)

https://www.palestinercs.org/en - Palestinian Red Crescent - the primary humanitarian organisation in Palestine, they provide essential medical and emergency services.

UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East): This United Nations agency delivers crucial services to Palestinian refugees in the Middle East. https://www.unrwa.org/who-we-are

The Palestinian Children's Relief Fund (PCRF): A non-profit, non-political organization providing medical and humanitarian assistance to Palestinian children in the Middle East. PCRF Website : https://www.pcrf.net/

Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières): Providing medical and psychological assistance to those affected by the ongoing conflict. Doctors Without Borders Website

Please feel free to list your ideas or other local Palestinian businesses, charities or product links below.

What a lovely and thoughtful post, op! 😊
Thank you!

I love these. Thanks for sharing!

On Palestine
https://amzn.eu/d/3zk5398

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
https://amzn.eu/d/amH3VMW

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: The New York Times Bestseller https://amzn.eu/d/6VR0w5B

@restabove She has videos on youtube as well. I love her so much, such a positive personality. I hope she's OK. Here's a link to a set in London

@restabove anything by Noam Chomsky, Ilan Pappé, Rashid Khalidi and Norman Finkelstein.

Norman Finkelstein's books. He is an expert on the subject (40 years worth of research and his parents were the only survivors of the Holocaust). This man is barred from Israel because he exposes what has been happening to the Palestinians.

@Ohlalalalala @Auvergne63 thank you both, I will be checking these out for sure!

https://www.etsy.com/uk/market/made_in_palestine

Etsy seems to have lots of goodies.

“In a joint report, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Nov. 5 that around 390,000 jobs had been lost since the start of the war.
The socio-economic situation of Gaza was already dire before the war, with the poverty rate estimated to have reached 61% in 2020. In a preliminary estimate, the U.N. agencies said poverty was expected to rise by between 20% and 45%, depending on the duration of the war. They also forecast that the war would cost Gaza between 4% and 12% of gross domestic product in 2023.”

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-war-inflicts-catastrophic-damage-infrastructure-economy-2023-11-17/

Fantastic OP! I will try to add some later.

I don't want to forget Israelis who are working to achieve peace amid this, so
I also found these organisations who work to achieve peace in Palestine and Israel, Israelis and Palestinians working together, which could be worth donating to (again please do your research before donating as I cannot vouch for them personally).

https://www.positive.news/world/groups-working-for-israel-palestine-peace/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zaitoun-Recipes-Palestinian-Yasmin-Khan/dp/132400262X

This book looks good for foodies!

Anyone know of a reputable charity that is delivering aid/money to the people of Gaza? Or any charity that allows us to sponsor orphans in Palestine.

https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/

Jewish organisation working for peace in Palestine / Israel, you can make donations.

PCRF, their details are in the OP’s thread post 😊

Jewish Voice For Peace are a wonderful organisation, I second this!

Palestinian dates, black seed oil and olive oil on sale here;

https://onenationuk.org/dates

Such a great idea for a thread, the people of Palestine need our love and support.

Just tried to put some insta handles on here of artists but it messed up. Some are in Palestine and some displaced. They are:

palestinianartists - account which shares Palestinian artists' work
palestinianartists - she does digital downloads which is great
rawanananiartgallery - she paints original, one off oil paintings. On the more expensive side (£500+) but she us very popular. She ships worldwide

Thank you for sharing OP

Lovely idea, thank you. I’ve just bought some
beautiful mugs on Etsy which were hand painted in Palestine

Made in Palestine: 13 online brands selling handmade products from Gaza, West Bank and beyond

https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/made-in-palestine-13-online-brands-selling-handmade-products-from-gaza-west-bank-and-beyond-1.1230046

This article is from 2021 so please check carefully if you decide to buy from any of the brands listed.

Thus thread is inspiring me to do a bit more Christmas shopping. I've been putting it off, but some of these things look lovely!

There are some good (and free!) ebooks avaliable from verso books at the moment.
I'd recommend the first one on the list by Llan Pappe for a good overview and historical context.

https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/news/solidarity-with-palestine-free-resources-and-further-reading

Fab thank you x