U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell,
D-Mich.,
withdrew
her
support from a bill promoting
human rights for Palestinian
children last week. The bill,
titled
“Promoting
Human
Rights for Palestinian Children
Living Under Israeli Military
Occupation
Act,”
would
require that funds from the
U.S. “do not support military
detention,
interrogation,
abuse,
or
ill-treatment
of
Palestinian children.”
In an email statement to
The
Daily,
Dingell
wrote
that she remains dedicated
to advocating for a two-state
solution in Israel.
“We must be committed to
promoting a peaceful, two-
state solution that empowers
the Palestinian people to live
in dignity and security with
Israel,” Dingell wrote. “That
relies on policies that lay the
groundwork for that goal and is
why I’ve been strongly critical
of unilateral moves that serve
as an obstacle toward peace.”
Dingell explained that after
discussing with community
members,
she
decided
the
bill
was
“ultimately
counterproductive
to
a
peaceful, two-state solution
to
the
Israeli-Palestinian
conflict.”
Dingell, a Democrat, was
originally
elected
in
2014,
succeeding her recently late
husband John Dingell. Her
district covers parts of Ann
Arbor, along with some of
western metropolitan Detroit
and Dearborn, an area with
a
significant
Palestinian
population and one of the
largest
Arab-American
populations in the country.
The bill, introduced in April,
states its purpose is to promote
human rights for Palestinian
children living under Israeli
military occupation. It has 21
co-sponsors,
including
U.S.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.,
the first Palestinian-American
woman elected to Congress.
According to the proposed
legislation, between 500 and
700 Palestinian children ages
of 12 through 17 are detained
and
prosecuted
“before
a
military court system that
lacks basic and fundamental
guarantees
of
due
process
in violation of international
standards.” The bill claims
such treatment of Palestinian
children
is
pertinent
to
Congress because it violates
international law.
Public Policy senior
Arwa
Gayar
is
an
executive
member
of
Students
Allied
for
Freedom and Equality,
a Palestinian solidarity
organization on campus.
Gayar
said
she
was
surprised
by
Dingell’s
decision.
“Debbie Dingell had a
very progressive voting
record on issues relating
to the Palestinian-Israeli
conflict. She often is very
reliable
in
supporting
issues that are supported
by
Arab-Americans,”
Gayar
said.
“I
was
definitely
surprised
when
she
withdrew
her support, especially
because the bill itself is
about promoting human
rights
for
Palestinian
children.”
The bill would amend
the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 to specify that
no funds appropriated to
another country could
be used to support “the
military
detention,
interrogation, abuse, or ill-
treatment
of
children
in
violation
of
international
humanitarian law.”
The bill also allocates $19
million each year to non-
governmental
organizations
that either monitor human
rights
abuses
associated
with
Israel’s
treatment
of
Palestinian children or provide
health treatment to children
who have been detained.
LSA senior Zayd Elkahlah
said as a Palestinian, Dingell’s
withdrawal of support from
the bill feels “wrong and
weird” to her, given that it
pertains to the human rights of
Palestinian children.
“You’re not choosing a side
here — kids don’t have a side,
they’re just kids,” Elkahlah
said. “I think she also said in
a tweet that she would never
do action to harm Palestinian
children, but at the same time,
by her not acting, by not taking
action, she is harming the
children.”
While Gayar said she does
not think Dingell will lose
people’s support in the 2020
election over this, she said she
thinks it will give some people
pause.
“I think this hesitates some
people on their support for
her, and I think honestly a
lot of it is just wanting more
transparency
and
clarity
in the process,” Gayar said.
“I
think
a
representative
democracy depends on that
public
accountability
and
I think decisions like this
where she’s not only citing
public engagement, but it also
demands public engagement
from
constituents
are
so
important to make sure that
there’s transparency in that
process.”
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