Congress: 118 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Palestine
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Sponsor: McCollum, Betty (D-Minnesota)
This bill expresses congressional concern about the detention and treatment of Palestinian children in Israeli military custody in the West Bank. It documents findings that Israel detains 500–700 Palestinian children annually in a military court system lacking due process protections, citing reports of night arrests, physical abuse during detention, interrogation without lawyers or parents present, and administrative detention without charge or trial. The bill also addresses demolition of Palestinian homes and forced displacement.
This is a fact-finding resolution that creates a congressional record on alleged violations of Palestinian children's rights under international law. While non-binding, it signals a subset of House members' willingness to formally document and scrutinize Israeli military detention practices, potentially laying groundwork for future restrictions on aid or policy conditions tied to human rights compliance.