US Senate blocks resolution seeking report on Americans killed in West Bank
Summary
The US Senate rejected a resolution that asked President Donald Trump’s administration to report on the deaths of nine Americans in the West Bank and on Israel’s treatment of Palestinian children in military detention. The vote was 47 against and 53 in favor, with most senators voting along party lines.Key Facts
- The resolution sought a report about nine Americans killed in the West Bank since January 2022.
- It included cases like Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist shot in May 2022.
- The report would have covered investigations into these deaths and the treatment of US citizens imprisoned by Israel.
- It also aimed to reveal conditions faced by Palestinian children in Israeli military detention.
- Several Palestinian-American children, including a 16-year-old held for nine months without family contact, were mentioned.
- The resolution cited rights groups documenting abuse and deaths of Palestinians in Israeli military prisons since October 2023.
- There has been a rise in violent attacks (pogroms) by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, with no convictions for killings since 2020.
- The vote was mostly along party lines, with one Democrat and one Republican breaking from their parties.
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