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US congresswoman introduces bill to restrict aid to Israel

As many as 700 Palestinian children are detained by Israel each year, according to a bill sponsored by Democrat Betty McCollum [File: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images]

Washington, DC – A United States congresswoman has renewed a push to ensure that aid to Israel does not contribute to abuses of Palestinians, particularly children, as progressive legislators continue to call for conditions to be placed on the assistance.

On Friday, Democratic Congresswoman Betty McCollum reintroduced a bill that would prohibit US aid from contributing to the detention of Palestinian children and to military activities that would facilitate “further unilateral annexation” of the occupied West Bank.

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