peace

Pilgrims of Ibillin - Pilgrims of Ibillin is dedicated to supporting organizations and individuals committed to achieving peaceful coexistence and mutual respect among Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities in the Holy Land. Focusing primarily on education, we support programs and institutions where young people are given outstanding opportunities to study and grow as well-rounded leaders, grounded in a commitment to peacemaking and reconciliation.

Many thanks to Larry George and Doug Smith for their contributions to our Mission Study.

Larry retired in 2006 from First UMC in Sacramento. He is returning this year to share his twenty year experiences, travel, and study in Israel/Palestine, Jordon, and Egypt. Larry has led many travel-study groups with the emphasis on people-to-people contacts, including volunteer work teams at Palestinian schools. In June 2000, he took a group of twenty high school youth and eight adult spending several days with Israeli and Palestinian students and their families, and as a

"I am a retired Professor from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA, where I taught for 37 years. I will be traveling to the Occupied Palestinian Territories in February 2008 with the GBGM mission team. I am a Study Leader for the UMW School of Missions, 2007-2008 on the topic of Israel and Palestine. I also serve on the CA-NV Conference Task Force on Israel and Palestine. I am a lay member of Central UMC in Stockton."

The newest batch of olive oil has arrived, an a limited quantity of the honey from Galilee and the 4-packs of soap (milk, honey, lemon and Dead Sea mud) arrived a couple days ago. People are welcome to click contact and message will reach me, The prices are:

Soaps ($12 per 4-pack)
Honey ($6 per jar) include the price of air shipping direct from Tel Aviv; no mark-up.
Olive Oil is available at $6 per bottle, with the recommended selling price at $7.50 per bottle (profit to selling organization). There are still a few cases and more are coming.
Rev. Larry George lives in Fair Oaks and will help to arrange delivery or pick-up. Larger quantities are available directly from A Greater Gift, formerly Serrv, to churches or other groups with wholesale accounts. A Greater Gift also carries olivewood Christmas items from Bethlehem.

Click here to contact Rev. Larry George.

Please indicate the item(s) you wish to purchase.

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www.sindyanna.com

Established in 1996, Sindyanna of Galilee is a Non-profit Association registered by the Ministry of Interior. Sindyanna works among the Arab population in the region of Galilee and seeks to help producers from the Palestinian Occupied Territories.

It is a women led organization and strives for social change. The company combines commercial activity with community work, thus, enhancing Arab women's empowerment while developing the olive sector.

VALUES

◊Land preservation

◊Environmental concerns

◊Fair Trade principle

◊Cooperation between Arabs and Jews

◊Creating REAL economic opportunities

Sindyanna of Galilee specializes in the preparation and distribution of olive oil, its soap and other traditional food products and handicrafts of the local Arab community.
The purpose is to develop Arab agriculture, secure Arab lands from confiscation and gain a fair return for the farmers. All Sindyanna's products are of top quality, organic and salubrious. Care is taken to meet export commitments.

Sindyanna of Galilee sponsors a series promoting Palestinian art in Israel. Gift boxes of products available. http://www.sindyanna.com/postcards.html
Sindyanna of Galilee is a member of IFAT, the global network of Fair Trade Organizations.

Watch promotional streaming video http://www.sindyanna.com/sind_film.html

Kufr Kana (Cana of Galilee)

Mail address: P.O.Box 35252, 61351 Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel/Fax: +972-(0)4- 6516784, Mobile: +972-(0)50-5848244

E-mail: sindyan@netvision.net.il

www.taybeh.info/en/index.php

Peace Lamp initiative brochure www.taybeh.info/en/brochure_peace_lamps.pdf

     Taybeh is a Palestinian village located 30 kilometres north-east of Jerusalem, inside the occupied territories of the West Bank, and 60 kilometres from Amman in Jordan. The village has an overall population of around 1300 inhabitants, all Christian, with Latin, Orthodox and Greek Catholic rites.
     Located on one of the highest places of the country above the Jordan valley, at the boundary between Samaria and Judea, you can spot from distance its square houses, its 3 Church towers and the ruins of the Boniface de Montferrat's crusader castle.
     The site is mentioned in the Bible. Tradition, confirmed by recent works identifies Taybeh as biblibal Ofrah (Efron or Efraim). However the word "Ofrah" did not sound good ("afrit" meaning in arabic : "demon"). Under the reign of Salah El-Din, the name was changed into the more reassuring "Taybeh", "Good name".

PRODUCTS www.taybeh.info/en/produits2.php

"The Holy Land" DVD and Studyguide, by Doug Smith

"Man of Galilee" Elias Chacour (information is pending)

"Salt of the Earth: Palestinian Christians"