...“We told the family, ‘After this trip, everything’s just going to come to a screeching halt, and it’s going to be on us to build it back up again,’” said Brad Parker, a legislative consultant at the Center for Constitutional Rights who has been working with the Abu Aklehs to coordinate meetings with U.S. officials. “These narrow events over the years, since Rachel’s killing, created these moments where it feels like there’s this really significant step forward on the policy front, but then it doesn’t really translate into concrete action. This is maybe the biggest test.” ...

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