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Annual na(onwide Boyco0 of Israeli dates

The Jordan Valley and Dead Sea comprise
30 percent of the West Bank.
It is the largest land reserve in the West
Bank.
Israel has seized control of 78 percent of this
land in attempts to annex it de facto.
Settlements, military zones, nature
preserves, and land mine fields are ways
Israel steals land from Palestinians.
The vast majority of dates from Palestine are
grown in the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea
area.

Source: BTselem

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Hence, almost all dates from these regions

are grown in illegal settlements on stolen
Palestinian land.
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Israel prevents the development of

Palestinian communities in these
areas by systematically demolishing
their homes and structures, blocking
Palestinians from accessing the
valleys water resources and
restricting their movement there.
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Settlements are illegal!
UN Resolution 465
Fourth Geneva Convention
International Court of Justice
- Just a few of the international laws
stipulating the illegality of building on
occupied land.

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Annual na(onwide Boyco0 of Israeli dates

Purchasing dates grown in settlements

supports the settlement economy and helps
Israel maintain the occupation.

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Exploiting
Palestinian
labor and
children
Photo: Reuters

Palestinian workers in settlements face discrimination,

exploitation, unfair labor practices, lack of grievance redress,
lower wages than Jewish counterparts.
Typically, Palestinians earn $2 an hour or less and pay is often
withheld for months.
Source: This Ramadan, Make a Date with Justice, AMP

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Workers, including
children younger
than 10, are left
for up to nine
hours atop a 40foot high date palm
tree, without
breaks to eat or to
use the restroom.
Source: Haaretz

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The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

found that more than 7,000 children, ages 5-7,
were working in settlements in the Jordan
Valley in 2008.
Israelis like to hire Palestinian children
because theyre quick and light, and can
climb trees faster.
Source: Haaretz

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As soon as I climb up the tree, the only

thing I think about is how to get down
from it I know that at any moment I can
fall and die or fall and become crippled
so we work with one hand and hold the
tree with the other.
~ Worker from village of Jiftlik, Dates of Infamy, Haaretz, Sept. 16, 2006

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Consumer Boycotts and what you can do

July 2005 More than 170 Palestinian organization joined to call for
the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement to pressure
Israel until it complies by international law and the universal principals
of human rights.
BDS is strong in South Africa, the United Kingdom and in parts of the
European Union.
The Presbyterian Church USA, the Methodist Church, and the
Quakers are church groups that support some form of BDS.
It is picking up steam in the US.
BDS is making a difference!
It is so effective that Israel has labeled BDS an existential threat.

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People concerned about social justice support BDS,

But what responsibilities do we as

Muslims have?

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O, you who believe!

Stand out firmly for
justice, even though it
be against
yourselves, or your
parents, or your kin,
be he rich or poor;
Allah is a Better
Protector to both.
Surah: 4:135

Israel produces more

than half of the worlds
leading variety of dates,
the Medjool date.
Annual revenues reach
about $256 million.
Most Israeli dates are
marketed by Hadiklaim, a
consortium of settlement
date growers. But in
2012, Mehadrin opened
its North American
operation in New Jersey.
Boycott dates marketed
by these two companies.

Israeli dates
exported to the
U.S. in 2011
were valued at
$51 million,
according to the
USDA.

Brands
Jordan
River
Jordan
River BioTops
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Solomon
All
Hadiklaim
and
Mehadrin
products

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Buy American!
California is a major date producer. Two companies include:
Oasis Date Gardens, www.oasisdate.com
Medjool Dates, www.medjooldates.com*
For a full list of California growers and handlers, go to
California Dates In the Industry
www.datesaregreat.com/in-the-industry/industrial-food-service/
*Medjool Dates sells from three California growers, Sun
Garden Date Growers, Royal Medjool Date and Southwestern
Date Ranches.
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For more information, go to
www.ampalestine.org/RamadanDates
Call 708.598.4267; Email info@ampalestine.org

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