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Published on Saturday, 10 October 2009 19:00 | | 
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I usually buy olive oil from Greece or Italy but recently was intrigued when olive oil from Palestine appeared in my local deli, writes Julia Stephenson.
And it was delicious. But while I loved the taste I soon moved it to the back of my cupboard as using it carried depressing connotations of conflict and war, which is often all we hear of from that beautiful but beleaguered part of the world.
But I was wrong to do that. Buying produce from Palestinian farmers gives them income and hope. Local farmer Taysir Sadia Yaseen explains: 'It makes us happy to know British consumers are appreciating our oil.
'It allows us to present an alternative picture to the propaganda that portrays us as fanatics or hopeless victims who must rely on aid. It shows that we are a peaceful, productive people.'