Group of lawmakers seeking to halt practice of razing of domiciles, enforced against families of suspected attackers and Palestinians who built without permits
By Ron Kampeas | The Times of Israel | Mar 16, 2020
‘My hope is that Israel will stop the home demolitions and will see that there are many supporters of the US-Israel relationship on this letter…’
— U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, California
More than 60 Democrats in the US House of Representatives want the Trump administration to ensure that Israel is using military equipment in compliance with US law, and to press Israel not to use the equipment to demolish Palestinian homes.
The letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, spearheaded by Reps. Ro Khanna and Anna Eshoo of California and Steve Cohen of Tennessee, notes recent demolitions in East Jerusalem and UN reports last year of a 45 percent increase in home demolitions.
“We urge you to press the Israeli government to prevent more families from being forcibly transferred and having their homes destroyed,” said the letter sent Monday.
“As supporters of the US Israel relationship and in light of the longstanding use of US-origin and supplied equipment by Israeli security forces, we specifically request an examination of Israeli compliance with the requirements” under the US Arms Export Control Act, the letter says.
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Holy Land Justice Team:
Thank you so much for posting this article. I had not heard about the congressional action described in this article. Very heartwarming. I must find out more about it.
Tom Beilman, Madison, Wisconsin
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 3:09 PM HolyLandJustice.org wrote:
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