On the recordSeptember 19, 2024
We are witnessing the Israel Government carry out a genocide in Gaza. Recently, the Gaza ministry of health released a 649-page document with the name, age, and ID number of 34,344 Palestinians killed in Gaza who have been identified. Most of them are women, children, and the elderly. These are just the identified individuals; many public health experts believe the death toll will climb. Every single day higher numbers will come out due to disease and starvation. There are thousands more who are dismembered, unrecognizable, or buried beneath the rubble. However, behind these numbers are real people who have had their futures stolen. Their lives are forever changed. The first 14 pages alone are the names of babies--I wish my colleagues would look at--who were under the age of 1 when they were killed. There are 14 pages of babies' names. That is 710 babies that the Israeli Government has murdered. This is not self-defense. This is genocide. How can anyone justify this? Madam Speaker, I include in the Congressional Record the link for the list of the children: https://d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net/ tlaib.house.gov/uploads/2024/09/Palestinian-Ministry-of-Health- Casualty-List-31-Aug-24.pdf We are living through one of, again, the most documented and horrific crimes against humanity in our history. Again, these are children who did not live to see their first birthday. We cannot normalize this, Madam Speaker. My colleagues continue to be silent.…
