'Each year, the U.S. funnels billions of tax dollars to the Israeli government, funding obscene human rights violations,' said RepCori, who signed the letter. 'We must stop funding Israeli apartheid.'
— PALESTINE ONLINE ;���� Ensure U.S. taxpayer funds do not support projects in illegal settlements;
Determine whether U.S.-origin defense articles have been used in violation of existing U.S. laws, including for a purpose not authorized by Section 4 of the Arms Export Control Act... or to commit or support gross violations of human rights by the Israeli government; and Ensure that all future foreign assistance to Israel, including weapons and equipment, is not used in support of gross violations of human rights.
In addition to Bowman, Sanders, and Bush, the following House Democrats signed the letter: André Carson , Bonnie Watson Coleman , Raúl Grijalva , Summer Lee , Betty McCollum ,
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