Zatoun olive oil is both an exceptional product and project. We have used the olive oil for our PCRF (Palestine Children’s Relief Fund) fundraisers for years and have also sold them at our church (Silverside Church Wilmington DE). People at church love to buy them for Christmas presents and hostess gifts instead of wine. The [...]
This delightful personal story of Dima Seelawi, a young American woman of Palestinian background and her relationship with olive oil. Imagine the same glorious oil in a beautiful glass bottle with the name Zatoun on it. Enjoy! When I was young, I never really understood my parents insistence to only use olive oil imported from [...]
The olive oil from Zatoun is consistently of high quality and we've been ordering for years! I feel that this enterprise is the best way for me to help Palestinians. For the past several years I have contributed the oil to our church fair at First Unitarian Society of Denver. It sells out immediately. The [...]
I only use olive oil for cooking and salads. I read of Zatoun olive oil online on EI (Electronic Intifada), and decided to try it. I bought a bottle and was very impressed with the olive oil and the service so I bought a case. To check out what other taste buds experienced I arranged [...]
This is a short story from a childhood in Palestine. We can relive the simple, pastoral and distinctly Palestinian village life through the tastes, smells and sights of olive trees and their gifts. Olive trees have always held a special place in my heart and my memories. The olive tree itself, as well as the [...]
I am sure olive oil was the first thing I felt and maybe smelt the minute I was born. Khayeh Boer, the Jewish midwife who helped my mother deliver me, took me directly and rubbed olive oil into my skin as was the custom throughout our land. The olive tree is an evergreen tree that [...]
About ten years ago, my oldest son and my husband went on a trip to Israel/Palestine. They witnessed apartheid and its searing injustice and returned home with stories that grieved us all. But their dominant impression of the Palestinian people was of hospitality – amazing hospitality in some of the worst conditions. They participated in [...]
