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“PALESTINIAN CHILDREN” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H7094 on July 24, 2018.
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The publication is reproduced in full below:
PALESTINIAN CHILDREN
(Ms. McCOLLUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, over the past decade, Congress has provided Israel with more than $30 billion in security assistance. Israel's security is important, but according to UNICEF, Israel is the only country in the world that systematically uses its military to arrest, interrogate, and imprison children--Palestinian children--some as young as 12 years old. Countless cases of mistreatment, solitary confinement, and forced confessions have been documented by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and our own State Department.
We must ensure that no U.S. tax dollars are supporting the mistreatment and abuse of Palestinian children. I urge my colleagues to cosponsor H.R. 4391, a bill to prohibit U.S. funds from supporting Israel's violent military detention and abuse of Palestinian children.
This abuse must stop. Peace in the Middle East can be achieved only by ensuring Israel's security, respecting human rights, and promoting equality and justice for all Palestinians.
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