PoliticsPalestinian Americans meet US lawmakers as Trump seeks $2.8bn for Israel

More than 300 Palestinian American constituents from 26 states met with the offices of over 100 US lawmakers at an advocacy day on Capitol Hill. Organisers urged a policy shift over Israel’s war in Gaza, settler violence in the occupied West Bank and attempts to restrict Palestinian advocacy through immigration law, amid reports of a $2.8bn US military package for Israel.

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AAl Jazeera★★★☆☆2026-09-22 21:30Original