Tagged: Business

Reem’s California Videos
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Reem’s California

A Palestinian-owned bakery with a social justice edge. Loved by the community and widely celebrated. Attacked by Breitbart and right-wing Israel supporters. Reem's California is standing strong to provide locally-sourced food that brings freedom seekers of all stripes together.

on November 24, 2017
The Dolls That Defend Palestinian Culture
Dalia Hatuqa, Al Jazeera

The Dolls That Defend Palestinian Culture

Ramallah, occupied West Bank - In the dead of a cold December night, Israeli soldiers came for Yasser. They rummaged through the shelves and behind the looms of a darkened factory, searching for the little man, only half a metre tall. They knew he would be easy to spot, wearing his signature black-and-white keffiyeh...

on September 15, 2016
Who Would Want to Build a Tech Startup in Occupied Territory? Meet the Optimists of Palestine
Lindsey Kennedy, Quartz

Who Would Want to Build a Tech Startup in Occupied Territory? Meet the Optimists of Palestine

“I think starting a business here is in itself a political act,” says Christina Ganim. In 2015, Ganim co-founded the Ramallah-based lingerie company, Kenz Woman, with Nicola Isabel. “We could both be in the States or anywhere else doing this, but we chose to do it here, because we want to contribute"...

on September 14, 2016
Palestinians Say They Need PayPal, But PayPal Isn’t Interested
Ben Sullivan, Motherboard

Palestinians Say They Need PayPal, But PayPal Isn’t Interested

PayPal is battling a growing chorus of opposition to its refusal to serve customers in the Palestinian territories, as British politicians join a US campaign group and hundreds of Palestinian nationals in calling for the payments service to lift its Palestinian blackout.

on September 13, 2016
Palestine Banking Delegation Visits NY Federal Reserve, Banks
Palestine News Network

Palestine Banking Delegation Visits NY Federal Reserve, Banks

Azzam Shawwa Governor of the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) with a delegation of General Managers of several banks operating in Palestine and officials from the PMA met with senior officials from the New York Federal Reserve and US Correspondent Banks of Citibank and Bank of New York Melon. Discussions focused on strengthening existing relations between Banks operating in Palestine and US correspondent Banks and other issues of mutual concern.

on June 19, 2016
First Mushroom Farm in Palestine Ends Israel’s Monopoly
Dalia Hatuqa, Al Jazeera

First Mushroom Farm in Palestine Ends Israel’s Monopoly

Tucked away amid the palm trees in one of the world's oldest cities, an unadorned white warehouse sits on a dusty plot of land. Inside, air conditioners hum as workers hover over elevated beds of dirt. They methodically pick out the pearly white domes peeking out from the compost as a strip of neon lights shines overhead.

on June 16, 2016
The Bookseller Saving Jerusalem’s Palestinian Identity
Urvashi Sarkar, Al Jazeera

The Bookseller Saving Jerusalem’s Palestinian Identity

On Jerusalem's busy Salah Eddin Street, where cafes, grocery stores, money exchange centres and jewellery shops proliferate the landscape, a prominent board at number 22 announces itself as the Educational Bookshop. Shortly ahead, across the road, is another bookstore and cafe, also titled the Educational Bookshop.

on May 30, 2016
In Israel’s Poorest Town, Palestinian Fishermen Forced to Give Up Livelihoods
Graham Liddell, Middle East Eye

In Israel’s Poorest Town, Palestinian Fishermen Forced to Give Up Livelihoods

Fishing has been in 44-year-old Musa Jurban’s family for at least three generations. “My father was a fisherman and my grandfather was also a fisherman,” Jurban told Middle East Eye. “It was passed down from grandfather to father to son.” “But if my children said they wanted to be fishermen, I wouldn’t want that,” he said.

on May 20, 2016
Gaza’s First Food Truck Brings Out the Hungry and Curious
Asmaa Al-Ghoul, Al-Monitor

Gaza’s First Food Truck Brings Out the Hungry and Curious

Mahmoud al-Hasnat, 28, had hoped to find himself standing in front of a camera while holding a microphone after graduating as a journalist from the Faculty of Information at the Palestine Polytechnic University. Instead, these days, he is standing with his brother Moath, 24, behind the window of a truck they designed and turned into a mobile food caravan they named Karmoshty, which in Arabic means “bite.”

on May 11, 2016
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