[Gordon] Brown said: "Olive oil production provides an essential part of the West Bank economy. In buying this oil, British shoppers wil be helping the farmers of Palestine to make a living."

It seems that Brown was just warning British shoppers that buying Zaytoun Olive Oil would help Palestinian farmers, not suggesting that they buy it. That's the conclusion I draw from the UK Borders Agency's refusal to allow three Palestinian farmers entry into the country to promote their product at a Fairtade fair.

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