CAIR Action Alert: Urge Congress to Support the ‘Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act’

• The act is sponsored by U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN) and co-sponsored by 16 members of congress.  
• The measure is supported by CAIR and more than 75 other civil society organizations and groups  

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/8/22) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging all Americans to take part in its click-and-send action alert asking members of the U.S. House of Representatives to co-sponsor and support Congresswoman Betty McCollum’s (D-MN) recently reintroduced “Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act.” The bill is co-sponsored by 16 additional members of congress.  

CLICK HERE: Urge Congress to Support the Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act 

Introduced on Friday, this crucial legislation is designed to protect the rights of Palestinian children and families living under Israeli military occupation, who have long suffered from the brutal and oppressive apartheid policies of the Israeli government. 

SEE: McCollum Reintroduces the Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act | Congresswoman Betty McCollum (house.gov) 

CLICK HERE: Read The Bill 

In a statement, CAIR Director of Government Affairs Department Robert S. McCaw said: 

“Representative Betty McCollum’s reintroduction of the Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act is a welcome move, and CAIR stands firmly behind this important legislation.  

“This Act is a crucial step in ensuring that our government does not provide financial support for the wrongful detention and prosecution of Palestinian children, the seizure and destruction of Palestinian property, and the annexation of Palestinian land in breach of international law and human rights norms. 

“We urge Congress to take swift action to safeguard the fundamental human rights of Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation.”  

The legislation aims to prevent the Israeli government from using U.S. taxpayer funds in the Occupied West Bank for various purposes, including the military detention, mistreatment, or abuse of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention. It also seeks to prevent the seizure and destruction of Palestinian homes and property, which is a violation of international humanitarian law. Additionally, the legislation prohibits any support or assistance for the unilateral annexation of Palestinian lands, which is also a violation of international humanitarian law. 

The bill is supported by more than 75 civil society organizations and groups, including: 

Adalah Justice Project 

Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association 

American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine (AFRP) 

American Friends Service Committee 

Americans for Justice in Palestine (AJP Action) 

Americans for Peace Now 

Amnesty International USA 

Center for Constitutional Rights 

Center for Jewish Nonviolence 

Churches for Middle East Peace 

CODEPINK 

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) 

Defense for Children International – Palestine 

Demand Progress 

Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) 

Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) 

Human Rights Watch 

IfNotNow Movement 

Institute for Policy Studies, New Internationalism Project 

J Street 

Jewish Voice for Peace Action 

Justice Democrats 

MPower Change Action Fund 

Norwegian Refugee Council 

Oxfam America 

Pax Christi USA 

Peace Action 

Presbyterian Church (USA) 

Progressive Democrats of America 

Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice 

Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association 

ReThinking Foreign Policy 

RootsAction.org 

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) 

The Episcopal Church 

The United Methodist Church — General Board of Church and Society 

US Campaign for Palestinian Rights 

Win Without War 

Working Families Party 

Click here for the full list of supporters. 

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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com