Tlaib and Omar are forcing us to look at the Palestinian people living under Israeli occupation.
Gaza
Facing daily human rights violations, organizers urge solidarity in the form of boycotts, divestment and sanctions.
U.S. taxpayers are funding this catastrophe.
This comes as 1 million people in besieged Gaza face hunger.
Leaders in Gaza and Israel have reached a ceasefire after recent fighting left 25 Palestinians and four Israelis dead.
The right to freedom of movement should be inextricably linked to the right to be safe in one’s own home.
Israel’s has waged three wars on the Gaza strip alongside a land, sea and air blockade over the last 10 years.
The issue is the wholly selective and loaded manner in which this burden is applied.
International law prohibits collective punishment, yet Israel is collectively punishing Gaza.
President Trump has signed an order recognizing Israel’s control of the Golan Heights in defiance of international law.