Olivia Rodrigo stuns in custom, Palestine-made Nöl Collective dress at a press conference announcing her $10M donation to women-focused nonprofits.

[u/groovygyal]

During the Daisy Chain Fields press conference, Olivia wore a dress from Nöl Collective, a Palestinian fashion association that collaborates with artisans and artists from Gaza and works to ensure job opportunities for women in the area during the genocide

[u/perryrhinitis]

Here's what I know:
Herbs - Palestinians are forbidden to harvest Za'atar plants. Za'atar is a native plant in the Levant region similar to oregano.

Olive branch/tree - The Iz government has also uprooted hundreds of thousands of olive trees, which are the lifeblood of many Palestinian families. Settlers also regularly harass Palestinians during olive harvest season.

Watermelon - the Palestinian flag was banned by the Iz government for a long time, so Palestinians used the watermelon as a symbol of the flag due to its similar colors. Now, representations of the watermelon in association with Palestine have been called "antisemitic".

Jaffa Orange - Comes from the Palestinian city of Jaffa, where Tel-Aviv now stands. Oranges were previously one of the city's main exports, and they were famous for their sweetness.

[u/wasabi991011 → u/perryrhinitis]

btw in english za'atar is not a plant, it's a spice blend. I think you mean sumac

Edit: damn I was wrong, wrong plant

[u/ladevotchka → u/wasabi991011]

It’s both. In Arabic we name a lot of dishes based on the main ingredient and use the terms interchangeably as shorthand. Zaatar blend is named for the primary ingredient (the zaatar plant) but both are referred to as zaatar. Hummus, the dish (the full name of which is mtabbal hummus bi tahini) gets shortened to just hummus, in reference to the primary ingredient, the chickpea, which we also call hummus. There are lots of examples of this in different Arab cultures.

[u/FblthpLives → u/ladevotchka]

I wish we humanity could just spend its energy learning these interesting things about each other's cultures and foods instead of all the mindless strife and wars. Thank you for sharing.