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* Most orders are shipped within 1-2 weeks, however All of our booklets can be read online or downloaded for free from
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greater delays sometimes happen. If you need to
receive your order by a specific date, please place c The Origin of the Palestine-Israel Conflict
your order as early as possible and tell us when you A new updated edition of the clear, thoroughly referenced history of the con-
need it to arrive. We will do our best to get the flict, originally created by the now defunct group, Jews for Justice in the
Middle East. $1.00 apiece
materials to you on time.
c Rachels Letters
23-year-old Rachel Corries correspondence with her parents before she was
killed by Israeli forces. $1.00 apiece
There are several ways to place orders:
c Las Cartas de Raquel en Espaol $1.00 apiece
(1) You may place your order online and pay by credit
c The Staggering Cost of Israel to Americans
card or electronic transfer: Our most recent article on the enormous financial cost of Israel to American
taxpayers. $1.00 apiece
www.IfAmericansKnew.org/about_us/materials.html
c American Media Miss the Boat
An article demonstrating the failure of the American media to report on
(2) You may email us your order and mail a check: Israels attack on the USS Liberty. By former journalist Alison Weir. $1.00
apiece

materials@IfAmericansKnew.org c Palestinian Right to Return and Repatriation


The core issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh,
(3) You may phone in your order and mail a check: author of Sharing the Land of Canaan. $1.00 apiece

c The People Who Pushed for War


(202) 631-4060 Excerpts from Kathleen Christison's article, A Rose by Another Name. $0.50
apiece
(4) Or you may mail in your order and a check (we c Reflecting on our Relationship with Israel
recommend calling or emailing as well to reduce the Former 11-term Republican Congressman Paul Findley provides a hard-hit-
processing time): ting assessment of the consequences of US policies. $0.50 apiece

c Living With the Holocaust: A Child of Holocaust Survivors Visits


If Americans Knew Palestine
9208 NE Highway 99, Suite 107-207 This essay By Sara Roy, a Senior Research Scholar at Harvard University,
provides a moving introduction to the injustices faced by Palestinians and
Vancouver, WA 98665 draws parallels to the experience of her parents in Nazi camps. $0.50 apiece

c Take Action for Justice


Tools and tips for effective work. $0.50 apiece
Dont forget to include your shipping address and
a contact phone number or email address! c Censored: Israel and Palestine
The medias pervasive pattern of news coverage on Israel-Palestine. By for-
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mer journalist and If Americans Knew founder Alison Weir. $1.00 apiece
Media Report Cards
c The Cost of Israel to the American People
Three essays on the cost of our special relationship with Israel by retired
US Foreign Service officers Richard H. Curtiss and Shirl McArthur, and by If Americans Knew has conducted a number of studies on the accuracy
renowned economist Thomas R. Stauffer, PhD. $1.00 apiece of mainstream news coverage of Israel-Palestine. The fact that the
media have been criticized by partisans on both sides of the issue has
c Christians in the Holy Land made it difficult for the largely non-aligned American public to evaluate
Three articles on Israels history of discriminating against Christians. By for- the quality of the reporting they are receiving on this issue. Our reports
mer Time Magazine Israel Bureau Chief Donald Neff, award-winning journal-
can be read online. Though we do not keep them in stock, we are also
ist Grace Halsell, and an AP article not sent to US media. $1.00 apiece
able to send out copies of the reports.
c A War for Israel
A detailed analysis of why the US invaded Iraq. By journalist and Mideast c Deadly Distortion
commentator Jeffrey Blankfort. $1.00 apiece Associated Press, 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004

c Let Us Rethink Our Special Relationship With Israel c Off The Charts
A luminous explication of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By Charles Black, ABC, CBS, & NBC, 9/29/2000 - 9/28/2001 &
Sterling Professor of Law Emeritus at Yale University (the schools highest 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004
teaching post). $1.00 apiece

c Special Report: Israels Treatment of Americans c Off The Charts


An expose on Israeli torture of US citizens, originally published in Foreign The New York Times, 9/29/2000 - 9/28/2001 &
Service Journal. By Jerri Bird, founder of Partners for Peace. $1.00 apiece 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004

c The Israel Lobby and the Left: Uneasy Questions c San Francisco Chronicle
How and why progressives have overlooked Israels oppression of 9/29/2000 - 3/31/2001
Palestinians. By journalist and Mideast analyst Jeffrey Blankfort, co-founder
of the Labor Committee on the Middle East. $1.00 apiece
c San Jose Mercury News (CA)
10/1/2002 - 3/31/2003
c Pressure on Campus: Interest groups successfully stifling academic
discourse
How pro-Israeli students and organizations have worked to prevent free aca- c San Jose Mercury News (CA)
demic inquiry at American universities. By former Congressman and author 4/1/2002 - 9/30/2002
Paul Findley. $1.00 apiece
c New London Day (CT)
c Do Palestinians Teach Their Children to Hate? 3/1/2003 - 6/30/2003
A scholarly study of Palestinian textbooks and curricula. By George
Washington Professor Nathan Brown. (The quick answer: no.) $1.00 apiece

c The Information Blockade: The Prism Between Middle Eastern Reality


and Americans
A first-hand account of the perils of filming and trying to air an honest
documentary on Israel. By prize-winning filmmaker and Ohio State Professor
Tom Hayes. $1.00 apiece

c Being a Target: Reports from Gaza & Close your organization or die...
Two letters home from freelance journalist Alison Weir. Following this trip,
Weir founded If Americans Knew. The last piece is on a death threat
received by the organization. $0.50 apiece
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DVD Video c Iraq, Palestine, and the Israel Lobby
Connecting the dots, by Former Yale Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh; and The
Debate that Never Happened, by Mideast analyst Jeffrey Blankfort, co-
c We have created a DVD containing all of our videos (which can founder of the Labor Committee on the Middle East. $1.00 apiece
also be watched or downloaded at IfAmericansKnew.org). We
are making this DVD available at very low cost $5 for individual c Israeli Attacks on the US Navy and Marines
orders and $2 apiece when ordering 5 or more DVDs in the The Attack on the USS Liberty Israels attack on a US Navy ship, in which
34 American servicemen were killed and 172 injured. By Ambassador James
hopes that people will order copies to show or give to their
Akins, Admiral Thomas Moorer, and Captain Ward Boston. Israel Charged
friends, families, and communities. The DVD contains the 7 short with Systematic Harassment of U.S. Marines The Marines in Lebanon. By
videos described below about 75 minutes all together. They Donald Neff, former Senior Editor and Mideast bureau chief for Time
can be played separately or in one continuous showing. Magazine. $1.00 apiece

If Americans Knew Documentary Trailer c A Rose by Another Name: The Bush Administrations Dual Loyalties
American ambassadors, foreign service officers, retired Congressmen The neocons who pushed us into war who they are, what they want, and
and others tell the truth about Israel-Palestine. (6 min.) where they came from. By former CIA analyst Kathleen Cristison. $0.50
apiece
Jeffrey Goldberg: Pundit for Israel
One of the media's allegedly objective "pundits" on the Middle East is in c Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel
actuality an Israeli citizen who served in the Israeli military. (5 min.) A description of Jewish supremacist groups in Israel, first published in The
Nation. By Israeli author David Hirst. $0.50 apiece
Footage of Boy Being Shot Erased by AP
The story of how the Associated Press erased footage of an Israeli sol- c Einsteins Letter to the New York Times
dier intentionally shooting a young teenager. (4 min.) A 1948 letter signed by Einstein, Hannah Arendt and other prominent
thinkers opposing Menachem Begins terrorism. Begin later became Prime
The Easiest Targets: Israels Policy of Strip Searching Women and Minister of Israel. $0.50 apiece
Children
Christian, Muslim and Jewish women describe the Israeli policy of strip c Jewish Defense League Unleashes Campaign of Violence in America
searching women and children. (12 min.) A report on a terrorist organization in the US responsible for killing and intimi-
dation, by former Time Magazine Senior Editor Donald Neff. $0.50 apiece
Gaza After Disengagement
After Israel finally withdrew its settlers from illegal colonies in Gaza, it c Biased Thinktanks Dictate US Foreign Policy
sealed the area and began blocking food and medical supplies. Gaza, a The interlocking pro-Israel network that has come to dominate US foreign
prison. (3 min.) policymaking in the Middle East. By Brian Whittaker of the UK Guardian.
$0.50 apiece
Captured Prisoners: The Whole Story
Three Israelis and 11,000 Palestinians are imprisoned by the other side. c Stealing Success Tel Aviv Style
Why does the media only tell us about the three? We need the whole International security and counterterrorism expert Philip Giraldi argues that
story. (12 min.) Israels flourishing high tech industry is built on widespread theft of American
research. This has undermined American companies and endangered
Off the Charts American security. $0.50 apiece
Alternate Focus created this 30-minute segment on Alison Weir and If
Americans Knews research into media coverage of Israeli and c Serving Two Flags
Palestinian killings. The decades-long pattern in which US intelligence agencies have investigat-
ed US officials for alleged espionage, only to have their investigations
quashed. By author and analyst Stephen Green. $0.50 apiece

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c Life in a Palestinian Refugee Camp
The human aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By former award-win- Other Products
ning author and foreign correspondent Grace Halsell. $0.50 apiece

r The Cost of Israel to U.S. Taxpayers c Change purse featuring a Palestinian flag
A full accounting of the total amount of money Israel costs Americans $10 apiece
approximately $15 million per day. By Richard Curtiss, former Foreign
Service Officer. For Download Only:
http://www.ifamericansknew.org/download/cost_of_israel.pdf

r Christians Discriminated Against by Israel


A report on Israeli policies and actions regarding Christians. By former Time
Magazine Senior Editor and Jerusalem Bureau Chief Donald Neff. For
Download Only: c Change purse featuring Handala cartoon
http://www.ifamericansknew.org/download/christians_disc.pdf $10 apiece

Fact Sheets, Articles, & Brochures


Download free from IfAmericansKnew.org or order copies (prices dont
include postage)! c If Americans Knew Tote Bag
Light-weight, black 100% cotton tote bag
ONE-PAGE FACT SHEETS (approx 15x15 inches, with 28-inch straps)
featuring the Arabic word for justice in large
c Synopsis of History & Toll of the Conflict green letters and our website's url
One of the best short flyers summarizing the history of the Israel-Palestine underneath.
conflict on the front and charts showing the uneven toll of the conflict on the $5 per bag
reverse. $4.50 per 50 flyers

c Gaza Fact Sheet


Entry-level summary of the background and current situation in Gaza,
includes an explanation of the imbalance of power and short description of
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1.5 inch diameter
ALISON WEIRS ARTICLES $1 apiece or 10 for $5 (discounts available
for large orders)
c The Real Story of How Israel Was Created
An in-depth discussion of the bribes and threats that pushed through the
1947 UN Partition recommendation, US diplomats' opposition to it, the ethnic
violence that created Israel, and the fact that Israels alleged right to exist is
based on an outmoded worldview without moral or legal foundation. $ for
copies c Stop The Blank Check Window Decal
9.25 x 3 inch
c The Manufactured Controversy Over Former Senior White House $1 apiece (discounts available for large
Correspondent Helen Thomas orders)
An in-depth article about what Helen Thomas actually said, the context within
which she said it, and who was behind getting rid of the most senior and
principled correspondent in the White House press corps. $0.50 for 10
copies
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c Jodi Rudoren, Another Member of the Family: Meet the New York
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Posters c Times New Israel-Palestine News Chief
The most recent person to be chosen for this powerful post at arguably the
most influential newspaper in the United States, The New York Times, is Jodi
11 X 17 INCH POSTERS Rudoren. She takes the place of Ethan Bronner, who was preceded by
Steven Erlanger, who was preceded by James Bennet, who was preceded
c by Deborah Sontag. All, according to an Israeli report, are Jewish. $1 for 10
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copies

c Media omissions on Itamar: Murdering babies is permissible when


theyre Palestinian
While US media reported in detail about the tragic killing of three Israeli chil-
dren, they failed to inform readers of the prominent rabbi who condones the
killing of non-Jewish children and of the thousands of Palestinian children
killed and injured by Israelis; includes a partial list of Palestinian child vic-
tims. $3 for 20 copies

Rachel Corrie c Denying Nazi-Zionist collusion: The Sacramento Bee, Darrell Steinberg,
$top Funding Israeli
and Islamophobia
Full-color Oppression of The role of the Sacramento Bee and California's President Pro-Tem in cover-
$1.50 per poster Palestinian Children ing up the history of Zionist collusion with the Nazis (including information on
Full-color this history) and in increasing misunderstanding of Muslims. $2 for 20 copies
$1.50 per poster
c Israeli video games in Gaza: Minimal collateral damage
A short, powerful article on an Israeli drone attack against Gaza, its victims,
c c and the largely hidden facts and context of the ferocious Israeli assault. $1
for 10 copies

c Calling Bono: Your Palestinian Gandhis Exist ... in Graves and Prisons
A letter to U2s Bono in response to his New York Times plea for a
"Palestinian Gandhi" telling him of the numerous Palestinian Gandhis who
already exist and describing a 10,000-person Gandhian march met by lethal
Israeli force. $ for copies

c My "Relationship" With Tom Campbell: A Wrench in the Israeli Gears


How Alison Weir briefly became a campaign issue in the California race for
Tom Hurndall 1948 Ethnic Cleansing the Senate; a history and microcosm of electioneering in which a foreign
Full-color Black &White nation is more important than American interests. $ for copies
$1.50 per poster $1.00 per poster
c US Media and Israeli Military: All in the Family
A short article describing how many U.S. journalists reporting on Israel &
8.5 X 14 INCH POSTERS Palestine have family connections to the Israeli military. $1 for 20 copies

c Choosing to Act: Anti-Semitism is Wrong


Available on our website for download only.
A short, effective essay on why working to protect Palestinian human rights
Visit http://www.ifamericansknew.org/about_us/posters.html
represents our deepest commitment to living a moral life and to honoring our
diverse spiritual traditions. $ for copies

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TRIFOLD BROCHURES c Tom Hurndall Cards
Card with photos of Tom Hundall on the front and information about Toms
c The Catastrophe How Palestine Became Israel murder by Israeli soldiers on the back. $3 per 50 cards
A short history of the origin of the Israel-Palestine conflict, plus details about
the ongoing injustice and American involvement. $5 per 50 brochures c Shrinking Palestine Maps
4 maps show the gradual loss
c What Israels Right to Exist Means for Palestinians of Palestinian land. Back of
This excellent article by John Whitbeck originally published in the Christian card has 5 versions available:
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Legislators, Taxpayers, and
c Commonly Asked Questions About the USS Liberty Boycott, Divestment, &
An excellent Q&A explaining what happened to the USS Liberty and Sanctions (BDS). $3 per 50
addressing common misconceptions created ny the Independent cards
Commission into the Attack on the USS Liberty. $5 per 50 brochures
c Stop Funding Israeli Oppression of Palestinian
c Findings of the Independent Commission into the Attack on the USS Children
Liberty Short summary of some of the oppression faced by
This brochure provides the explosive findings of an independent investigation Palestinian children and information about how
carried out into the attack on the USS Liberty. The commission consisted of Americans are funding it. $3 per 50 cards
former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Thomas Mooerer, former
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps General Raymond Davis, and c USA Maps
other high ranking officials. $5 per 50 brochures Image of a US map divided like Israel, the West Bank,
& Gaza. $3 per 50 cards

c Only a Tent Over Their Heads


Cards (not folded) This card contains information about the creation of
Palestinian refugees and the ongoing oppression they face. $3 per 50 cards
POSTCARD-SIZED CARDS (4 x6 inches)
BOOKMARKS (2 x 6 inches)
c Bethlehem Behind the Wall
Illustration depicting biblical wise men unable c Work for a Just Peace Bookmark
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wall on the front and short description of the
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and a holiday greeting card, greeting card c If Americans Knew
priced at $7.50 for 10 cards, or $12 for 20 Small card describing If Americans Knew and
cards) promoting our website on the front with a
chart of the number of children killed each
c Media Clue Cards year since 2000 on the back. $2 per 50 cards
Set of 5 cards providing clues as to why we dont know
what is going on in Israel & Palestine. $3 per 50 cards c Remember the USS Liberty
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of what happened, and a quote from Admiral Moorer stating that the attack
c Rachel Corrie Cards was deliberate. $2 per 50 cards
Card with photo of Rachel Corrie on the front and an
article about Rachels murder by Israeli soldiers on the
back. $3 per 50 cards

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