[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 24, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      SARA IS AN INNOCENT CIVILIAN

  (Mr. BOWMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOWMAN. Mr. Speaker, this is Sara. Sara is a 17-year-old 
Palestinian girl whose entire body was burned by an Israeli bomb. She 
could not seek immediate medical attention because the IDF had her home 
surrounded. It is a miracle that she survived. Her brother and sister 
did not.
  That Israeli bomb was paid for by the American tax dollar. We 
continue to fund the collective punishment of civilians in Palestine, 
in Gaza. Sara is not Hamas. She is a civilian. She is innocent. She 
loved to play volleyball. Her brothers loved to ride horses.
  Now today, we have invited Binyamin Netanyahu, who is being charged 
with war crimes, to address this House. Are we a democracy for all? Are 
we a democracy that leads with our humanity or will we continue to 
support the war crimes of Netanyahu?

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