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WHATS IN YOUR CART? Your choices make a difference! Slide 3 Slide 4
The United Methodist General Conference has called on all nations
to boycott products made in illegal settlements on occupied land.
This is not a boycott of Israel or Israeli goods. Slide 5 It is a
boycott of products made outside Israels internationally recognized
borders and falsely labeled to get US tax exemptions. Slide 6 The
UMC opposes Israels occupation of land outside its internationally
recognized borders. The town of Bethlehem is in occupied territory.
Slide 7 Bethlehem today is a real town in the occupied West Bank
Bethlehem today still exists as the town where Christ was born.
Slide 8 Bethlehems people are suffering and imprisoned. They have
asked for our help. Our word is a cry of hope - from the Kairos
Palestine Document signed by almost 3,000 Palestinian Christians!
Slide 9 Inside Bethlehem today are watchtowers, checkpoints,
refugee camps, & walls Slide 10 Bethlehem is surrounded by
expanding Israeli settlements built in violation of international
law. Slide 11 Products made in illegal settlements and industrial
zones support oppression. Confiscation of Palestinian land &
water Home demolitions Building of new illegal settlements
Pollution of Palestinian farmland Health problems, including
cancer, due to soil and crop contamination Theft of resources from
occupied territory Slide 12 Israel has destroyed over 25,000
Palestinian homes Slide 13 and countless orchards that families
depend on Slide 14 Hazardous waste flows from settlement industries
onto Palestinian land. Slide 15 Boycott, a form of nonviolent
direct action, has worked many times to end injustice. Slide 16 It
can work again! Settlement industries help fund human rights
violations and fuel conflict. Please boycott settlement goods,
including. Slide 17 SodaStream SodaStream has its main
manufacturing plant in Maale Adumim, an illegal settlement. It is
sold in Staples, Costco and many other stores. Slide 18 Ahava Ahava
products are made in Mitzpe Shalem, an illegal settlement, with
minerals and mud from the Dead Sea. They are sold in depart- ment
stores and pharmacies, and are carried sometimes by TJ Maxx,
Marshalls, and Ulta. Slide 19 Keter Plastic Products Plastic
containers Tool boxes Furniture Toys Outdoor storage & Indoor
storage Made in an illegal settlement Slide 20 These toys are made
in Barkan, an illegal settlement. They are sold by Edushape as
Interstar Toys and by Toys R Us as part of its Imaginarium
Discovery Line. Ram Quality Toys Slide 21 Royalife Linens Sold as
Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn brands! Williams Sonoma, which owns
Pottery Barn, imports sheets from Royalife. Their labels say Made
In Israel but some are from the illegal settlement of Barkan inside
the West Bank. Slide 22 Smart-Fab Disposable Art & Decorative
Fabric Smart-Fab is sold online through Staples, Wal-Mart, Amazon
and other vendors and school supply stores. It is made by Dispobud
in the settlement of Barkan. Made in a settle- ment Used by schools
and teachers Slide 23 So what should we buy? Slide 24 There are
many alternatives to settlement products. If youre shopping for
gifts, consider the following: Slide 25 Canaan Fair Trade Olive Oil
and other delicacies come from Jenin, Palestine Fair Trade creates
equity in commerce that is sustainable and can provide hope.
canaanfairtrade.com Slide 26 Phoenician Glass from Hebron
Tenthousandvillages.com Slide 27 www.annadwa.org/ecommerce Slide 28
Slide 29 Remember. Our buying decisions can make a difference!
Please make careful choices in 2015 Slide 30 For more information,
contact [email protected] Answering the call from Palestinian
Christians www.kairosresponse.org
