2. return is the future:

6 - Publicly support the right of refugees to return to their homes.

(+) Follow the example of Representative Marie Newman, D-IL 3 and other Members of Congress.

“I believe that Palestinian refugees and Palestinians living in the diaspora whose homes in Israel and the Palestinian territories were lost as a result of the conflict have the right to reside in Israel or Palestine and that the resolution of the conflict should include a fair and just resolution of the rights and aspirations of Palestinian refugees and Palestinians in the diaspora in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions."

7 - Ensure that American equipment and weapons are not being used by Israel to further displace Palestinians and annex Palestinian land.

(+) Co-sponsor H.R. 2590; use provisions under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and oversight provisions in the Foreign Assistance Act to push for transparency and accountability.

• From H.R. 2590:
  • SEC 6. OVERSIGHT AND ADDITIONAL REPORTING. The Secretary of State shall include, in each report required under section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n)
    • (1) a description of the nature and extent of detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children by Israeli military forces or police in violation of international humanitarian law;
    • (2) a description of the nature and extent of the seizure, appropriation, or destruction of Palestinian property in the Israeli-controlled and occupied West Bank by Israeli authorities in violation of international humanitarian law; and
    • (3) a description of the nature and extent of Israeli settlement activities, including an assessment of the compliance of the Government of Israel with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016).

• SEC. 7. GAO REPORT ON ISRAEL’S EXPENDITURES FOR OFFSHORE PROCUREMENT.
  • Not later than September 30, 2021, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that—
    • (1) identifies the specific programs and items funds for offshore procurement in Israel have been allocated to, including specific armed forces, branches, units, and contractors;
    • (2) assesses executive branch compliance with legislative requirements governing offshore procurements in Israel;
    • (3) identifies, in detail, all end-use monitoring the Government of Israel is subject to with respect to United States-origin defense articles; and
    • (4) analyzes the effects of offshore procurements on Israel’s military budget and domestic economy since 1991, including an assessment of the manner and extent to which these funds have directly or indirectly supported illegal Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank.

• An example of leveraging the AECA can be found in the Rep. Mark Pocan letter to Secretary Pompeo issued in November 2020, which recognizes this practice as creeping annexation, and follows an earlier March 2020 letter on home demolitions led by Representatives Khanna and Eshoo which reads in part:
  “...in light of the long-standing use of U.S.-origin and supplied equipment by Israeli security forces, we specifically request an examination of Israeli compliance with the requirements applied to recipients of U.S.-origin defense articles pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (AECA) as amended [22 U.S.C. 2751, et. seq.]. We also request a determination as to whether a report to Congress on this issue is required by section 3(c)(2) of AECA [22 U.S.C. 2753]. The United States should work to prevent unlawful home demolitions and the forcible transfer of civilians everywhere in the world and prevent the use of U.S.-origin equipment in this destructive practice”

8 - Continue full funding to the United National Relief and Works Agency for essential services like food aid, healthcare, and schools for registered Palestine refugees in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, and reject attempts to further marginalize the rights of Palestinian refugees.