City Councils stand against military aid to Israel

University of Michigan students march for divestment from the apartheid state of Israel, in Ann Arbor, October 25, 2023: TV news coverage at: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/university-of-michigan-students-walk-out-in-support-of-palestinians-clash-with-israel-supporters-on-campus "ANN ARBOR, Mich. (FOX 2)  -  On Wednesday, students at the University of Michigan walked out in support of innocent Palestinians under attack in Gaza in a walkout with other students across the nation – all condemning universities and politicians for supporting Israel. "Thousands of students gathered on the diag at the University of Michigan on Wednesday to voice support for residents and families in Gaza..."

On October 25, 2023, the City Council of Richmond, California voted for a resolution against all military aid to Israel, "in solidarity with the Palestinian people of Gaza, who are currently facing a campaign of ethnic cleansing and collective punishment by the state of Israel.” Also see the banner from the City Council meeting:  "Richmond stands with Palestine.  "No more $$ for Genocide" Photo: News coverage in the San Francisco Chronicle : https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/tempers-fly-richmond-council-meeting-israel-hamas-18443610.php Also this local NBC TV coverage: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/east-bay/israel-hamas-war-richmond-controversial-resolution/3351319/ The full language of the City Council's final resolution,as approved, is below, as posted on the city's official web site:  https://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/13435 Resolution Affirming Richmond's Support and Solidarity with the Palestinian People of G

Demonstration against aid to Israel, outside Congresswoman Dingell's office in Ann Arbor, on October 23, 2023: News coverage here, from MLive : "Pro-Palestine demonstrators protest outside the offices of Debbie Dingell" At:  https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2023/10/pro-palestine-demonstrators-protest-outside-the-offices-of-debbie-dingell.html "ANN ARBOR, MI -  "Pro Palestine demonstrators gathered outside the office of U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor, urging that she support the withdrawal of U.S military aid to Israel and a ceasefire in the region. The protest, outside her Ann Arbor office on 2006 Hogback Road, drew as many as 200 people. The demonstration was announced on Instagram by the Palestinian Youth Movement in collaboration with several other pro-Palestine groups..." More news coverage here from the Michigan Daily : "Pro-Palestine protestors gather outside Debbie Dingell’s Ann Arbor office" At:  https://www.michigandaily.com/go

 The 10/21/2023 Palestinian human rights march to Ann Arbor City Hall, including demands for divestment from Israel, and opposing millitary aid to Israel: At the Palestinian human rights rally in downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 21, 2023. See the coverage in the Michigan Daily at:    https://www.michigandaily.com/news/more-than-350-gather-for-march-from-diag-to-city-hall-call-for-ann-arbor-to-support-israeli-hamas-ceasefire/ " About an hour into the event, organizers led a march through the streets of downtown Ann Arbor to Larcom City Hall. Attendees continued chanting as they surrounded the building, advocating for a ceasefire and divestment from Israel. In front of City Hall... [the] speaker also called  for the city of Ann Arbor to divest all funds from Israel and emphasized that they do not want their tax dollars to be used to support Israel’s military..."

Three photos are shown below, from the October 16, 2023 meeting of the Ann Arbor, Michigan City Council. You can see that Ann Arbor City Council  forcefully and unanimously ignored all demands for a resolution against military aid to Israel. The Council thereby ensured that Israel -- fueled by massive armaments from the U.S. --  can keep bombing, massacring, and starving one million Palestinians out of their homes,  without any city council in the entire United States objecting. You can see the video of our speeches at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKbLDWzYM3w Dr. Mozhgan Savabieasfahani was speaker number 10. Others also spoke on the subject of Palestine.

Ann Arbor City Council candidate Dr. Mozhgan Savabieasfahani leads a crowd in Ann Arbor, Michigan in support of Palestinian human rights and against apartheid, October 13, 2023.

  University of Michigan students march in solidarity with the bombarded Palestinian population, October 13, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Media coverage from MLive is here: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside University of Michigan president’s house - mlive.com

  University of Michigan students stand in solidarity with the bombarded Palestinian population, Oct. 2023, on the Diag in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Dr. Mozhgan Savabieasfahani, candidate for City Council, demands a resolution against military aid to the apartheid state of Israel -- at the Ann Arbor City Council meeting of October 10, 2023, in Michigan: At this point, Israel had already bombed 187,500 Palestinians out of their homes in the Gaza Strip, according to the United Nations. Israel has also cut off supplies of water, food, fuel, and electricity to the Gaza Strip, which is sealed off from the world.