April 15, 2021, Rep. Betty McCollum introduced into the US House HR 2590: Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act.
From her website: (This) legislation prohibits Israel from using US taxpayer dollars in the Occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem for: the military detention, abuse, ill-treatment of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention’ to support the seizure and destruction of Palestinian property and homes in violation of international humanitarian law; or, to extend any assistance or support for Israel’s unilateral annexation of Palestinian territory in violation of international humanitarian law. This bill has been endorsed by 70+ organizations.
Using one of the following links – or another such link, please ask your US representative to co-sponsor this bill. Or to thank them for already co-sponsoring.
From No Way to Treat a Child:https://nwttac.dci-palestine.org/contact_your_lawmaker_about_hr_2590#/7/
From the American Friends Service Committee: https://www.afsc.org/action/stop-us-tax-dollars-funding-human-rights-abuses-against-palestinians
From American Muslims for Palestine:https://www.ampalestine.org/action-alerts/rep-mccollum-introduces-most-comprehensive-bill-yet-to-end-us-support-for-israeli
From Friends of Sabeel North America:
https://fosna.good.do/justice/McCollumBill/
For more information on the bill:
From Rep McCollum: https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases/mccollum-introduces-historic-legislation-defending-human-rights-palestinian
From the No Way to Treat a Child campaign: https://nwttac.dci-palestine.org/https://nwttac.dci-palestine.org/resources_on_hr2590
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