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A big, small town | Sunday, May 02, 2021
There is more to Columbia than college students.
Located about halfway between St. Louis on the Mississippi River and Kansas City on Missouri’s border with Kansas, Columbia sits just a few miles from the Missouri River. Not only is it one of the better-kept secrets in the Midwest, but the city feels more like a small town, despite having a population over 120,000.
One example is the True/False Film Festival. Regarded as one of the best documentary film festivals anywhere in the country, it is held here of all places. This year’s edition, which begins Wednesday, has showings of 21 films and 23 shorts at mostly outdoor venues, though Presbyterian and United Methodist churches were venues during pre-pandemic iterations of the festival. There is also the Unbound Book Festival, which recently concluded an all-virtual lineup.
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Betty McCollum speaks at a rally, May 19, 2018.
J Street and Americans for Peace Now on Wednesday added their names to a list of some 20 vehemently anti-Israel groups, including mainstays in the Palestinian rights movement like the Adalah Justice Project, Jewish Voice for Peace Action, and Justice Democrats who endorsed a bill introduced by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn) titled “Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act.”
According to her press release, McCollumâs legislation “prohibits Israel from using US taxpayer dollars in the Occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem for the military detention, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention; to support the seizure and destruction of Palestinian property and homes in violation of international humanitarian law; or, to extend any assistance or support for Israelâs unilateral annexation of Palestinian territory in violation
Latest McCollum bill attempts to regulate aid to Israel
Five other members of Congress have signed on as co-sponsors so far
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Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) speaks during a hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building, in Washington, D.C. on April 9, 2019. By Share
A new bill sponsored by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN), a longtime critic of U.S. Israel policy, seeks to add restrictions on U.S. aid to Israel.
The legislation, which was first reported by
The Hill on Wednesday and has not yet been formally introduced, would prohibit U.S. taxpayer funding to Israel from being used for a variety of military operations, some involving Palestinian minors.
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) during hearing on the Department of Agriculture Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020 at the Rayburn House Office Building, in Washington, D.C., April 9, 2019. (USDA photo by Preston Keres)
“U.S. assistance intended for Israel’s security must never be used to violate the human rights of Palestinian children, demolish the homes of Palestinian families, or to permanently annex Palestinian lands,” McCollum said. “Peace can only be achieved by respecting human rights, especially the rights of children, and this includes the U.S. taking responsibility for how taxpayer-funded aid is used by recipient countries, Israel included. Congress must stop ignoring the unjust and blatantly cruel mistreatment of Palestinian children and families living under Israeli military occupation.”