O little town of Bethlehem Cards

O Little Town of Bethlehem
Info Cards (English)

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The people of Bethlehem are asking for our help.

Towering walls and militarized fences now encircle Bethlehem, turning the 4,000-year-old city into a virtual prison for its Palestinian Christian and Muslim citizens. Bethlehem has only three gates to the outside world, all tightly controlled by Israeli occupation forces.

Israel has confiscated almost all the agricultural land in the area for illegal settlements, making it impossible for many Palestinian farmers to continue tending their land. Outside the town, the fields where shepherds once watched their flocks are being filled by Israeli housing blocs and roads barred to the descendants of those shepherds.

“It is unconscionable that Bethlehem should be allowed to die slowly from strangulation,” said South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Bethlehem’s residents increasingly are fleeing Israel’s confining walls, and soon the city, home to the oldest Christian community in the world, will have little left of its Christian history but the cold stones of empty churches.

Though most Americans don’t know it, we are directly involved in Israel’s strangulation of Bethlehem. Fortune Magazine and other analysts consistently rank the Israel lobby as one of the most effective special interests in Washington; Americans give Israel over $10.7 million per day. In its over 70 years of existence, Israel has received more US tax money than any other nation.

As we seek peace and joy for the world, it is time to reconsider an expenditure that perpetuates injustice, tragic violence, and conflict. Please help.

For more information: IfAmericansKnew.org

"Oh Pueblito de Belén"
Info Cards (Spanish)

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Text on Card:

La gente de Belén está pidiendo nuestra ayuda.

Altísimos muros y vallas militarizadas ahora rodean Belén, convirtiendo la ciudad de 4,000 años de antigüedad en una prisión virtual para sus ciudadanos Palestinos Cristianos y Musulmanes. Belén tiene solo tres puertas al mundo exterior, todas estrictamente controladas por las fuerzas de ocupación de Israel.

Israel ha confiscado casi todas las tierras agrícolas de la zona para asentamientos ilegales, lo que hace imposible que muchos agricultores palestinos sigan cultivando sus tierras. Fuera de la ciudad, en los campos donde los pastores cuidaban sus rebaños se construyen bloques de viviendas para Israelíes y se bloqueam las vias a los descendientes de esos pastores.

“Es inadmisible que se permita que Belén muera lentamente por estrangulamiento”, afirmó el arzobispo sudafricano Desmond Tutu. Los residentes de Belén huyen cada vez más de los muros de confinamiento de Israel, y pronto la ciudad, la comunidad Cristiana más antigua del mundo, tendrá poco de su Historia Cristiana salvo las frías piedras de las iglesias vacías.

Aunque la mayoría de los Estadounidenses no lo saben, estamos directamente involucrados en el estrangulamiento de Belén por parte de Israel. La revista Fortune y otros analistas clasifican constantemente al lobby de Israel como uno de los intereses especiales más efectivos en Washington; Los Estadounidenses le dan a Israel más de $US 10.7 millones por día. En poco más de 70 años de existencia, Israel ha recibido más dinero de los impuestos Estadounidenses que cualquier otra nación.

Mientras buscamos la paz y la alegría para el mundo, es hora de considerar un gasto que perpetúa la injusticia, la violencia trágica, y el conflicto. Por favor, ayude.

Para más información: IfAmericansKnew.org

O Little Town of Bethlehem
Mailable Postcards

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Description: 4x6 inches, glossy cardstock
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Text on back of card:

The people of Bethlehem are asking for our help.

Towering walls and militarized fences now encircle Bethlehem, turning the 4,000-year-old city into a virtual prison for its Palestinian Christian and Muslim citizens. Bethlehem has only three gates to the outside world, all tightly controlled by Israeli occupation forces.

Israel has confiscated almost all the agricultural land in the area for illegal settlements, making it impossible for many Palestinian farmers to continue tending their land. Outside the town, the fields where shepherds once watched their flocks are being filled by Israeli housing blocs and roads, all barred to those shepherds; descendants.

“It is unconscionable that Bethlehem should be allowed to die slowly from strangulation,” said South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Though most Americans don’t know it, we are directly involved in Israel’s strangulation of Bethlehem; Americans give Israel over $10.7 million per day. In its over 70 years of existence, Israel has received more US tax money than any other nation.

In the spirit of peace of Earth and goodwill towards men, it is time to reconsider an expenditure that perpetuates injustice, violence, and conflict.

For more information: IfAmericansKnew.org

O little town of Bethlehem
Christmas cards

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Description: 4.25" x 5.5", glossy outside with matte inside
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Bethlehem Greeting Card

10 Bethlehem Cards w/ White Envelopes $7.50 USD 20 Bethlehem Cards w/ White Envelopes $12.00 USD

Text inside of card:

May goodwill and peace on Earth prevail for all

Text on top inside of card:

The people of Bethlehem are asking for our help.

Towering walls and militarized fences now encircle Bethlehem, turning the 4,000-year-old city into a virtual prison for its Palestinian Christian and Muslim citizens. Bethlehem has only three gates to the outside world, all tightly controlled by Israeli occupation forces.

Israel has confiscated almost all the agricultural land in the area for illegal settlements, making it impossible for many Palestinian farmers to continue tending their land. Outside the town, the fields where shepherds once watched their flocks are being filled by Israeli housing blocs and roads barred to the descendants of those shepherds.

"It is unconscionable that Bethlehem should be allowed to die slowly from strangulation," said South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Bethlehem's residents increasingly are fleeing Israel's confining walls, and soon the city, home to the oldest Christian community in the world, will have little left of its Christian history but the cold stones of empty churches.

Though most Americans don't know it, we are directly involved in Israel's strangulation of Bethlehem. Fortune Magazine and other analysts consistently rank the Israel lobby as one of the most effective special interests in Washington; Americans give Israel about $10.7 million per day. In its over 70 years of existence, Israel has received more US tax money than any other nation.

As we seek peace and joy for the world, it is time to reconsider an expenditure that perpetuates injustice, tragic violence, and conflict. Please help.

For more information: IfAmericansKnew.org