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March 31, 2023

U.S. Progressives Demand Probe on Whether Israel Uses U.S. Arms in Human Rights Abuses
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Senator Bernie Sanders and Congressmember Jamaal Bowman, backed by other
progressive lawmakers, are calling on the Biden administration to
reconsider U.S. policy toward Israel "in recognition of the worsening
violence, further annexation of land, and denial of Palestinian rights."
The letter, which has been circulating in both chambers of Congress this
week to garner support, calls for a probe into whether U.S. weapons are
being used to commit human rights abuses toward Palestinians. Dozens of
Jewish leaders and community groups are also supporting the letter. This
comes amid rare public rebukes of Israel by U.S. officials over its
now-paused plan to gut the judiciary and its plans to illegally expand
its settlements on Palestinian land. On Thursday, Palestinians marked
Land Day with marches, protests and speeches across the Occupied
Territories.


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