Congressional Representative Betty McCollum has drafted a letter to John Kerry, condemning Israel's treatment of Palestinian children. The letter ignores the glorification of violence in Palestinian society, and the role it plays in perpetuating conflict. It ignores the indoctrination of Palestinian youth by the state run media. It ignores the culture of hatred that is created when streets, city squares and youth sports leagues are named after the murderers of Jews. This letter infantilizes the Palestinian people by absolving them of responsibility and doing so, makes peace even more elusive.
As of today, only 12 of our Congressional representatives have signed this biased and one-sided document. Of those, 10 have been endorsed by J Street (names bolded)
Rep Betty McCollum
Rep Jim
McDermott
Rep Keith Ellison
Rep Bobby Rush
Rep Danny Davis
Rep Raúl M. Grijalva
Rep André Carson
Rep Anna G. Eshoo
Rep Peter DeFazio
Rep Earl Blumenauer
Rep John Conyers
Rep Chellie Pingree
Rep Barbara Lee
Copy of Rep McCollum's letter:
Rep Keith Ellison
Rep Bobby Rush
Rep Danny Davis
Rep Raúl M. Grijalva
Rep André Carson
Rep Anna G. Eshoo
Rep Peter DeFazio
Rep Earl Blumenauer
Rep John Conyers
Rep Chellie Pingree
Rep Barbara Lee
Copy of Rep McCollum's letter:
