Oakland City Council meeting.
In their own words… pic.twitter.com/9deJ1GGJ3I— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) November 29, 2023
Just now: Oakland City Council unanimously approved resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza, becoming second city in the Bay Area to formally signal support for Palestinians. pic.twitter.com/H8r8wIB4H5
— Shomik Mukherjee (@ShomikMukherjee) November 28, 2023
Oakland rules.
The city council in Oakland, California, unanimously passed a resolution Monday calling for a permanent cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war — while spurning language that would have condemned the terrorist group for the Oct. 7 massacre following an uproar from anti-Israel protesters.
Councilman Dan Kalb’s amendment spotlighting Hamas’ role in the slaughter of an estimated 1,200 people across southern Israel was rejected 6-2.
The proposal was met by boos from demonstrators, who condemned the language as “anti-Arab” — with some going as far as to spread conspiracy theories that the Israel Defense Forces had slaughtered Jews to justify an invasion of Gaza.
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The Oakland resolution ultimately passed without any charged language against Hamas or Israel, with council member Caroll Fife noting that it went through four drafts in order to “de-politicize” it.
Instead, the measure focused solely on calling for Congress to support a permanent cease-fire in Gaza, along with ensuring the release of all hostages held by Hamas. It also urged more humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave.
This whole thing of “if you condemn the IDF, you also have to condemn Hamas” is so Jewish.
Condemning Hamas is victim-blaming.
Hamas is Palestine. 80% of Gazans support Hamas, and I’m not even sure where those polls come from – it’s probably closer to 100%.
Hamas are the defenders of Gaza.
Criticizing Hamas over whatever tiny mistakes is bullshit. They didn’t decapitate 40 babies. They didn’t do anything wrong.
WATCH: Before the disturbing #Oakland City Council meeting, an @AROCBayArea activist was spotted removing posters of hostages kidnapped by #Hamas. The table across the room with photos of Palestinian victims was left untouched. #BringThemHome pic.twitter.com/GA8B0SrdLL
— JCRC Bay Area (@SFJCRC) November 29, 2023