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Congressional fight against human shields stops at UN

Despite bipartisan agreement on sanctioning Hamas and Hezbollah for their use of human shields, not all lawmakers are willing to take the battle to the UN.
A Palestinian flag is seen as Hamas supporters take part in a rally marking the 30th anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City December 14, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem - RC126F8FA600

Congress is overwhelmingly willing to sanction Hamas and Hezbollah officials who use human shields — but isn’t quite ready to take the fight to the United Nations. 

When the Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced Texas Republican Ted Cruz’s STOP Using Human Shields Act last week, it stripped language requiring the Donald Trump administration to push for a UN Security Council resolution that would place multilateral sanctions on terrorist groups using human shields.

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