"Portland city council votes to divest from companies doing business with Israel" WBUR Radio, Boston September 06, 2024 Ari Snider, Maine Public https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/09/06/portland-maine-divest-israel-gaza-war Portland, Maine's city council unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday night calling for the city to divest from companies involved in weapons sales and other business in Israel, in response to the war in Gaza. "The resolution drew several hours of emotional testimony from residents of a variety of backgrounds and political views. "One Portland resident, who introduced herself as Soraya, said as a Palestinian-American, she sees the measure as a way to express solidarity with the Palestinian people...." ----------------------
From MLive, Nov. 22, 2023, at: Ypsilanti leaders pass, rescind Palestinian solidarity resolution amid public outcry - mlive.com "YPSILANTI, MI - In the span of two weeks, Ypsilanti leaders passed a statement supporting Palestinians in Gaza before retracting it amid public pushback. "Ypsilanti City Council voted unanimously, with Council Member Jennifer Symanns absent, to pass a resolution on Nov. 7 in “support and solidarity” with Palestinians. "It called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, an end to military aid to Israel and the return of hostages and detainees, while also stating Palestinians faced a 'campaign of ethnic cleansing and collective punishment by the state of Israel...' "...[City Council Member Steve Wilcoxen] moved to rescind the resolution and consider a revised statement at the council’s next meeting with more balanced language..." ------------------------------------------------------------------ The City Coun...
Public speakers demand a resolution against military aid to Israel. At the April 1, 2024 meeting of the Ann Arbor, Michigan City Council. Ann Arbor, Michigan City Councilmembers have been going on the attack, in response to the resolution opposing military aid to Israel. Look how many of them share the same campaign treasurer – Joan Lowenstein, a fierce opponent of that resolution. Additionally, Ann Arbor City Councilmember Jen Eyer took campaign money from old Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. Mayor Christopher Taylor publicly read a prayer for the state of Israel. For more details, see this video from City Council’s April 1, 2024 meeting: https://youtu.be/f7gQscnI5Zo And in the face of global revulsion, the Israel Defense Forces continue their Holocaust against the population of Gaza.
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