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.

@Lilz0991 what an amazing free resource! Thank you so much. Just downloaded all of them, would recommend they are widely shared by all. 🌸

@3and2ready Medical Aid for Palestinians 💚

Love all these recommendations. I am not religious but I'm praying in my own way for peace.

Items from a Christian charity that sells items made by Christian Palestinians in Bethlehem eg:
https://acnuk.org/products/bethlehem-star-with-mother-of-pearl/

Landing page for items made in Holy Land & Syria:
https://acnuk.org/products/?keywords&product_type=341&product_category=0&search=1&filter=Search#

Hadeel Fairtrade Palestinian Crafts
Fairtrade Palestinian Crafts
https://www.hadeel.org/

Hadeel is a non-profit Fairtrade shop located in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Hadeel shop is run by by the UK charity Palcrafts. Our aim is to provide a sustainable source of income and support for Palestinian craftspeople and artisans in The West Bank, The Gaza Strip, Galilee, The Negev and Palestinian communities within Lebanon and Israel. Additionally, we support Palestinian farmers. We carry olive oil, dates, condiments and olive oil products such as Nablus olive oil soap.

Many of our suppliers are grassroots social enterprises helping women bring their products to market.

Our history begins in Jerusalem. During the first Palestinian Intifada, Carol Morton, the wife of the late Rev. Colin Morton of the St. Andrews Scottish Church in Jerusalem, began a small project called Craftaid. It grew to become the Jerusalem based organisation Sunbula in 1996. When Carol retuned to Scotland, Hadeel was born as a sister shop to Sunbula, carrying many of the same goods. Hadeel is Arabic for the cooing of a dove and our dove logo symbolises the wish for peace.

We are members of the following:

British Association for Fair Trade Shops and Suppliers

Scottish Fair Trade Forum www.scottishfairtradeforum.org.uk/

Social Enterprise Scotland socialenterprise.scot/

Essential Edinburgh www.essentialedinburgh.co.uk/

Opening times
Monday to Saturday 10.00 am to 5 pm

If you are in Scotland:

Opening times
Monday to Saturday 10.00 am to 5 pm
Tel: 0131 225 3379
Email: [email protected]

123 George Street,
Edinburgh, EH2 4JN

UK suppliers of Palestinian fair trade goods

https://palestinecampaign.org/uk-suppliers-of-palestinian-fair-trade-goods/

Thank you all for the continuation of lovely ideas. I have some serious Xmas shopping still to do and will be adding lots of these to the list. :)

I really like the cross made for holding, but unfortunately have no-one I could give it to anymore. We have a tree and celebrate Christmas for the kids, I'm thinking of buying the crochet tree ornaments and the dove 'Peace' magnet.

Cafe Palestina - located in Camden but you can order online for delivery elsewhere.

https://cafepalestina.co.uk/c/shop-palestinian-products

Great idea for a thread. Thanks OP.

I third @ChickHenLittle and @restabove suggestion. It's worth remembering that many of the hostages taken from the kibbutzim really championed peace and did a lot for the people of Gaza.

Some ideas in here. Mainly art and design.

https://www.instagram.com/fynejewellery/guide/8-palestinian-businesses-to-support/17889991997160249/?hl=en

This also has some useful links

https://www.palestineportal.org/action-advocacy/support-palestine-fair-trade/

https://emaan.com.au/collections/support-palest-ne

Finally decorating our sitting room.
This is perfect.
Thankyou

Finally decorating our sitting room.
This is perfect.
Thankyou

You’re welcome 😊

Thankyou for this @YoucancallmeAI
Never heard of them before
couldn’t resist the Frankincense and Myrrh
and the dove bauble
x

Loving this thread, thank you all. If anyone knows of any shops/websites related to any goods that benefit Palestinians (not necessarily xmas related) please do continue to share ❤️🇵🇸

https://handmadepalestine.com/en-gb

https://yaffa.co.uk/shop/en/

https://www.palestinianproduce.co.uk/

https://www.sunbula.org/

If you are in the US:

https://afsc.org/news/6-ways-you-can-support-palestinians-gaza

I hope you don't mind me posting this @restabove here as it's not exactly about buying Palestinian products.

In Ireland:

https://www.ipsc.ie/ipsc-store

Although the store is currently temporarily closed due to unprecedented number of orders, it will hopefully reopen soon.