"Democratic lawmaker Rashida Tlaib has introduced a resolution in the United States Congress to recognise Israel's brutal assault on Gaza as a genocide. While the proposal released on Friday has little chance of passing in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, it underscores the growing criticism of Israel in US politics. list of 3 itemsend of list If the resolution did pass, it would officially recognise that Israel has committed the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza"
"The bill also backs facilitating investigations and domestic proceedings and taking action, including imposing targeted, lawful sanctions, with respect to the State of Israel. The resolution has been co-sponsored by 20 other Democratic members of Congress, including some prominent legislators. Key progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, potential presidential candidate Ro Khanna, and Gen Z Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost, who is seen as a rising star in the party, are backing the measure."
"Over the past two years, the US government provided additional assistance to Israel to help fund the war on Gaza totalling more than $21bn. Israel's military campaign in Gaza has killed more than 69,000 Palestinians, including at least 20,000 children, and turned most of the territory into rubble. Throughout the war, Israel imposed a blockade on aid to Gaza, sparking a deadly famine in the enclave. Even after a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect last month, Israel has continued to restrict the entry of food"
Rashida Tlaib introduced a congressional resolution to recognise Israel's assault on Gaza as genocide, backed by 21 Democratic members. The resolution would call for ending transfers of weapons suspected of being used to commit atrocities, facilitate investigations and domestic proceedings, and impose targeted, lawful sanctions against the State of Israel. Prominent co-sponsors include Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ro Khanna, and Maxwell Alejandro Frost. The measure arrives as a 10-year memorandum of understanding granting Israel $3.8bn annually nears expiry and after more than $21bn in additional US assistance over two years. Gaza has suffered massive casualties and a blockade-induced famine.
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