Anti-Bds Labeling Act

Floor Speech

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Ms. TLAIB. Anti-Arab, anti-Muslim, and anti-Palestinian hate was in full display at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday, a hearing that was intended, Mr. Speaker, to highlight the deadly hatred that killed a 6-year-old boy, Wadea. He was stabbed 26 times in Chicago. That is what our Senators used that moment for, to promote the very hate that is against many of our communities.

Not to be outdone, my House colleagues are now pushing through legislation right here to spread anti-Arab, anti-Muslim, and anti- Palestinian rhetoric. So I am not surprised to see this bill.

What does this bill do?

It seeks to erase Palestine from products produced by Palestinians on Palestinian farms. It requires products from large portions of Palestine, including on illegal settlements defined under international law in the West Bank to be labeled, ``Made in Israel.''

So let's be clear. A vote for this bill would further support the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. A ``yes'' vote for this bill is erasing the existence of Palestinians.

That is right, Mr. Speaker. Palestinians also have a right to exist.

The provisions of this bill, Mr. Speaker, have hateful and discriminatory implications. We must stand against it and vote ``no.''

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