McCollum's bill, while not directly exploiting the anti-Semitic trope of blood libel, trades on the accusation that Israel treats non-Jewish children cruelly and inhumanely.
The bill claims Palestinian children detained by Israeli defense forces suffer torture and physical violence, are deprived of lawyers and parents, not informed of their legal rights, and so on.
It ultimately aims to prohibit "U.S. assistance to Israel from being used to support the military detention, interrogation, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children in violation of international humanitarian law." As federal law already bars U.S. aid to foreign security forces who commit gross human rights violations, the bill is an exercise in singling out the Jewish state.
The accusations presented as "Findings" in the bill are cribbed-occasionally verbatim-from inaccurate claims made by several non-governmental organizations that lead BDS campaigns in the United States and abroad. The bill's claims largely come from Defense for Children International-Palestine.
The bill relies on claims of physical violence against minors collected by DCI-P, when "Very few actual complaints are either submitted to the appropriate Israeli civilian or military authorities or raised in court, and even fewer are found to be justified. In practice, the claims are made based on anonymous complainants 'interviewed' by DCI-P staffers." McCollum's bill also attempts to pass off accusations made by DCI-P as findings of the U.S. State Department.
If the real concern were how Palestinian children are treated, DCI-P would not blame Israel for Hamas training Palestinan youth to kidnap soldiers, use weapons, and infiltrate Israel though tunnels.
DeLauro told The Intercept she opposes the bill because it "Seeks to single out Israel for criticism, and seeks to appropriate money to investigate, document, and report only on Israeli abuses." That McCollum's bill retains the co-sponsorship of "The squad" is a reminder that the Corbynization of the Democratic Party continues, even after Congress overwhelmingly condemned the BDS movement.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/26/squad-co-sponsors-bill-claiming-israel-tortures-children-terrorist-propaganda/
The bill claims Palestinian children detained by Israeli defense forces suffer torture and physical violence, are deprived of lawyers and parents, not informed of their legal rights, and so on.
It ultimately aims to prohibit "U.S. assistance to Israel from being used to support the military detention, interrogation, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children in violation of international humanitarian law." As federal law already bars U.S. aid to foreign security forces who commit gross human rights violations, the bill is an exercise in singling out the Jewish state.
The accusations presented as "Findings" in the bill are cribbed-occasionally verbatim-from inaccurate claims made by several non-governmental organizations that lead BDS campaigns in the United States and abroad. The bill's claims largely come from Defense for Children International-Palestine.
The bill relies on claims of physical violence against minors collected by DCI-P, when "Very few actual complaints are either submitted to the appropriate Israeli civilian or military authorities or raised in court, and even fewer are found to be justified. In practice, the claims are made based on anonymous complainants 'interviewed' by DCI-P staffers." McCollum's bill also attempts to pass off accusations made by DCI-P as findings of the U.S. State Department.
If the real concern were how Palestinian children are treated, DCI-P would not blame Israel for Hamas training Palestinan youth to kidnap soldiers, use weapons, and infiltrate Israel though tunnels.
DeLauro told The Intercept she opposes the bill because it "Seeks to single out Israel for criticism, and seeks to appropriate money to investigate, document, and report only on Israeli abuses." That McCollum's bill retains the co-sponsorship of "The squad" is a reminder that the Corbynization of the Democratic Party continues, even after Congress overwhelmingly condemned the BDS movement.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/26/squad-co-sponsors-bill-claiming-israel-tortures-children-terrorist-propaganda/
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