Wonderful. Today we are here to highlight the human cost of occupation and travel restrictions. The human cost of the occupation and travel restrictions on palestinians and others. As many of you know, i had planned to travel to israel and palestine to hear from individuals on the ground about the conflict, so i could be more informed as a member of congress and as a member of the Foreign Affairs committee. Contrary to many media reports and the statements of the israeli Prime Minister, i plan to meet directly with members of the knesset and members of Palestinian Civil Society groups, former soldiers, palestine and Israel International organizations and United Nations officials. Leading up to the trip, i met with constituents holding a wide range of views on the conflicts. All the activities on my trip had been done by members of congress in the past. Including a nearly identical trip a few years ago led by the same Palestinian Organization leading this trip. In addition to me and ras
Thank you, everyone for being here. Sorry for being late, there were some traffic detours. I am so glad to be here with my sister rashida today. Today we are here to highlight before i actually start, we were supposed to have a couple other speakers. Are they in the room . Would you join us . How are you . Thank you for coming. Thank you. Thank you for speaking up. Rep. Omar today we are here to highlight the human cost of the occupation and travel restrictions on palestinians and others. As many of you know, i had planned to travel to israel and palestine to hear from individuals on the ground about the conflict, so i could be more informed as a member of congress and as a member of the Foreign Affairs committee. Contrary to many media reports and the statements of the israeli Prime Minister, i plan to meet directly with members of the knesset and members of Palestinian Civil Society groups, former soldiers, palestine and Israel International organizations and United Nations officials
Thank you, everyone for being here. Sorry for being late, there were some traffic detours. I am so glad to be here with my sister rashida today. Today we are here to highlight before i actually start, we were supposed to have a couple other speakers. Are they in the room . Would you join us . How are you . Thank you for coming. Thank you. Thank you for speaking up. Rep. Omar today we are here to highlight the human cost of the occupation and travel restrictions on palestinians and others. As many of you know, i had planned to travel to israel and palestine to hear from individuals on the ground about the conflict, so i could be more informed as a member of congress and as a member of the Foreign Affairs committee. Contrary to many media reports and the statements of the israeli Prime Minister, i plan to meet directly with members of the knesset and members of Palestinian Civil Society groups, former soldiers, palestine and Israel International organizations and United Nations officials