[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 190 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5860]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          REMEMBERING LIVES LOST AND CALLING FOR A CEASE-FIRE

  (Ms. TLAIB asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, as Americans like me continue to fight to 
save lives, no matter faith or ethnicity, I hope we remember all lives 
lost.
  I still remember the celebrations across Palestinian villages of Al 
Shaima, who earned the highest high school exam score, making Gaza 
proud. Al Shaima was a symbol of hope because even though she grew up 
in a refugee camp, she still succeeded with the highest score.
  She was killed with members of her family when missiles hit the al-
Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza.
  Yousef Maher Dawas was a young poet and writer. He died alongside 
members of his family. His last words, Madam Speaker, were: ``We are 
not numbers.''
  Viola and Yara, sisters, were killed at Saint Porphyrius Greek 
Orthodox Church, where a missile hit while hundreds of people were 
crowded into the compound seeking shelter. They were members of former 
Congressman Justin Amash's family. They were among at least 16 people 
killed at the church.
  Madam Speaker, please know that silencing me silences Palestinian 
voices who are asking to live, so we must ask and demand a cease-fire 
now.
  Madam Speaker, more information can be found at: https://
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/23/doctors-poets-families-babies-
victims-of-israels-war-on-gaza.

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