Friday, 14 May 2021 (YJC) _A US congresswoman said the Palestinians were Killed as The World Watches.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), along with several other progressive Democrats, spoke out Thursday to condemn Palestinians “being killed as the world watches” and the lack of recognition by U.S. leaders of the Palestinians’ suffering at the hands of Israel.
In a speech on the House floor, Tlaib, who is Palestinian American, said she was “a reminder to Congress that Palestinians do indeed exist, that we are human.”
“And colleagues, Palestinians aren’t going anywhere no matter how much money you send to Israel’s apartheid government,” Tlaib added, referring to the $3.8 billion in annual military aid that Congress sends to Israel.
“It is our duty to end the apartheid system that for decades has subjected Palestinians to inhumane treatment and racism,” Tlaib added, referencing Human Rights Watch’s recent report accusing Israel of committing crimes of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians.
Palestinians are “still suffering, still being dispossessed, still being killed as the world watches and does nothing,” Tlaib said.
Violence has escalated dramatically in the region in recent days. There have been ongoing protests against the planned eviction of Palestinians from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem. Outcry grew last week after Israeli police cracked down on protesters, injured worshippers and unleashed tear gas in Al-Aqsa mosque during Ramadan.
Since Monday, Hamas has fired hundreds of rockets into several Israeli cities, killing at least six Israelis, including a child, according to the Israeli army. Israel’s repeated strikes into Gaza have killed 109 Palestinians, including 28 children, and have wounded hundreds more, according to Gaza’s ministry of health.
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