2022-003 - Condemning the Recent Rise of Antisemitic Violence and Harassment Targeting Jewish People

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the power of Jewish people as a collective - especially but not exclusively, the myth about a world Jewish conspiracy or of Jewish people controlling the media, economy, government or other societal institutions; and (3) accusing Jewish people as a people of being responsible for real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a single Jewish person or group, the state of Israel, or even for acts committed by non-Jewish people. WHEREAS, Jewish houses of worship are increasingly targets of violent attacks in the United States, as evidenced by the deadly assaults on synagogues in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2018 and Poway, California in 2019; and WHEREAS, such antisemitic incidents are part of a broader increase in the number and intensity of antisemitic incidents in the United States and around the world, as evidenced by studies by the Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry and hate crime statistics collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and WHEREAS, government institutions have a responsibility to protect all of its residents from acts of hate and bigotry, including antisemitism. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana as follows: Section 1. The Santa Ana City Council condemns the recent rise in antisemitic violence and harassment targeting Jewish people, and stands in solidarity with those affected by antisemitism. Section 2. The Santa Ana City Council hereby adopts the non -legally binding International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, as set forth above. Section 3. As officials elected to represent all residents of the City of Santa Ana, the Santa Ana City Council will make efforts to be active allies of the Jewish community, and pledges to actively seek open lines of communication with the leaders of the organized Jewish community on issues pertaining to their constituency. Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by City Council and the Clerk of Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this resolution. ADOPTED this 18th day of January, 2022. I Vicente 8armiento Mayor Resolution No. 2022-003 Page 2 of 3