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The Berkeley, California mayor issued a press release opposing the ceasefire decision within the ongoing Israel and Hamas battle, saying that the resolutions “won’t finish the violence overseas, however they do fire up hatred right here at residence.”
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín issued a press release opposing the ceasefire decision.
“These resolutions won’t finish the violence overseas, however they do fire up hatred right here at residence,” Arreguín mentioned.
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Viewers members present their help at a particular session of the Oakland Metropolis Council for a decision calling for a right away cease-fire in Gaza, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photograph/D. Ross Cameron)
Within the assertion, the mayor of the liberal metropolis shared his “shock and grief” concerning the Israel-Hamas battle in addition to the “rising risk” of islamophobia and antisemitism.
“I share the shock and grief that the Berkeley group has felt over the previous couple of months in response to Hamas’s barbaric assault in opposition to Israel and the ensuing army operation in Gaza,” mentioned Mayor Arreguín. “It’s inconceivable to disregard the struggling that’s occurring, simply as it’s inconceivable to disregard the disturbing rise in antisemitism and islamophobia spreading all through the world.”
Mayor Arreguín argued that the resolutions, which embody requires a cease-fire, the discharge of hostages and unrestricted humanitarian assist for Gaza, will “not finish the violence overseas.”
“As Mayor, it’s my job to maintain this group secure, and I stay dedicated to working with everybody impacted by this battle to make sure Berkeley stays a secure haven for all,” Arreguín mentioned. “These resolutions won’t finish the violence overseas, however they do fire up hatred right here at residence.
“That is a risk I can not ignore,” Arreguín mentioned.
Metropolis council members Carroll Fife, from left, Noel Gallo, Nkki Fortunato Bas and Dan Kalb hearken to public touch upon a decision calling for a right away ceasefire in Gaza, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in Oakland, California. (AP Photograph/D. Ross Cameron)
Arreguín mentioned that current information that Israel agreed to a short lived pause within the combating after Hamas launched at the very least 69 hostages had made him “hopeful” for a “peaceable decision that ensures the suitable of each Israel and an impartial Palestinian state.”
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“The current truce and launch of some hostages makes me hopeful that peace could quickly be at hand. Now’s the time to construct upon these efforts and be sure that life-saving humanitarian assist is offered, all hostages are safely launched, and that every one events adhere to worldwide regulation to attenuate civilian casualties,” Arreguín mentioned. “The worldwide group should work in the direction of de-escalation, and in the end a peaceable decision that ensures the suitable of each Israel and an impartial Palestinian state to securely exist.”
A girl speaks in opposition to the decision calling for a right away ceasefire in Gaza, throughout a particular session of the Metropolis Council, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in Oakland, California. (AP Photograph/D. Ross Cameron)
On Monday, the close by Oakland Metropolis Council unanimously handed a decision calling for a right away ceasefire.
Councilmember Carroll Fife, the decision’s creator, mentioned the problem of a cease-fire was “deeply, deeply regarding” to Oakland residents and known as for a second of silence for the lives misplaced on each side of the battle.
“I would like Jewish kids to reside as a lot as I would like Palestinian kids to reside, however we’ve obtained to acknowledge the imbalance and disproportionate dying on one aspect — we’ve obtained to,” Fife mentioned.
Fife vowed to help of U.S. Home Decision 786, which is sponsored by Rep. Cori Bush, which requires “a right away de-escalation and cease-fire in Israel and occupied Palestine.”
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Comparable resolutions have handed in Detroit, Michigan; Atlanta, Georgia; Akron, Ohio; Wilmington, Delaware; and Windfall, Rhode Island.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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Berkeley mayor opposes native ceasefire decision, says it would ‘fire up hatred right here at residence’
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