[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H7094]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          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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