[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 115 (Thursday, July 1, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3584]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       STOP PALESTINIAN EVICTIONS

  (Ms. NEWMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. NEWMAN. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise on behalf of the thousands of 
Palestinian families in the West Bank that face the prospect of 
eviction, demolition, and displacement from their homes by the Israeli 
Government.
  We have received word that demolition orders have already begun for 
homes in the al-Bustan neighborhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem. A few 
months ago, families in Sheikh Jarrah and other neighborhoods faced a 
similar fate. Tomorrow, others will also.
  After the devastation and bloodshed of the past few months and the 
continued toll of the coronavirus pandemic on Palestinian families, we 
cannot allow these evictions, demolitions, and displacements to further 
exacerbate this humanitarian crisis.
  No individual or family should ever be forcibly removed from their 
home, not in the West Bank, not in Gaza, not in Europe, not in Asia, 
not really anywhere. It is wrong.
  This crisis must end now. This is about human rights, dignity, and 
respect. If we are ever to achieve peace in the region, a true two-
state solution, there must be a mutual understanding.
  I once again urge the Biden administration to do everything in its 
power to stop the evictions.

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