Muslim Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib of the United States has called on the White House to stop enabling the martyring of Palestinian children in the wake of an incident where Israeli forces shot martyred a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank.
Faraan: The only Palestinian-American member of US Congress said in a Twitter post that Washington should give up its unconditional support for Israel and stop the regime from committing crimes against minors, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Monday. “Our country must stop enabling the killing of children,” Tlaib posted.
Mohammad Da’das, 13, was shot during clashes that erupted between Israeli troops and Palestinians in the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of the city of Nablus, on November 5. The Palestinian Health Ministry said the teenager had been shot in the abdomen.
Congresswoman Tlaib has frequently spoken out against the United States’ military support for Israel, and called for the protection of the Palestinians’ rights.
In an emotional speech at the House of Representative in May, Tlaib criticized President Joe Biden and other top officials for offering statements that she said did not acknowledge “Palestinian humanity.” “To read the statements from President [Joe] Biden, Secretary [of State Antony] Blinken, General [Lloyd] Austin and leaders of both parties, you would hardly know Palestinians existed at all.”
Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, are outspoken critics of Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians and vocal supporters of the Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) movement. The pair has time and again said Congress should reconsider the annual US aid to the regime of Israel.
