The measure, backed by 17 Democrats, would ban US assistance to Israel from contributing to detention of Palestinian children. “Not $1 of US aid should be used to commit human rights violations, demolish families’ homes, or permanently annex Palestinian lands,” McCollum said in a statement. “The United States provides billions in assistance for Israel’s government each year — and those …
Over the past several years, US Congresswoman Betty McCollum has tried to spur a debate in the United States about the billions of dollars that Washington sends to Israel each year. Not $1 of US taxpayer funds should be used to violate the human rights of the Palestinian people living under Israel’s military occupation. The dehumanisation of the Palestinian people …
