Palestinian olive oil importers struggle with drought, tariffs, and settler violence to bring their product to Chicago.

Kerry Shadid busied himself taping small Palestinian flags and a keffiyeh to the door of his Chicago Ridge warehouse. He wanted a picturesque backdrop for the products he imports from Palestine under the Tulkarm label—za’atar, mint, sage, [ makdous ][1] , and his 16-liter tin jerrycans of oil presse...