Political Quotes

“I will read into the Record something from a recent report. It said: ``Israel has forcibly displaced 90 percent of Gaza's 2.2 million inhabitants, many of them multiple times, into ever- shrinking, ever-changing pockets of land that lacked basic infrastructure, forcing people to live in conditions that exposed them to slow and calculated death. It has deliberately obstructed or denied the import and delivery of lifesaving goods and humanitarian aid. It has restricted power supplies that, together with damage and destruction, led to the collapse of the water, sanitation, and healthcare systems.'' Mr. Speaker, I just quoted from Amnesty International's 296-page report concluding that Israel's Government is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, as defined in international law by the Genocide Convention. Mr. Speaker, I insert in the Record a hyperlink to Amnesty International's `` `You Feel Like You Are Subhuman': Israel's Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza.'' This report confirms what we have known for months. My colleagues can no longer deny this is genocide. The hyperlink is: Https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde15/8668/ 2024/en. ____________________”