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<br /> <br />Paola Elizabeth Morales. <br />Paola Elizabeth Morales, Resident of Santa Ana <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />th <br />November 9, 2023 <br />Mayor Valerie Amezcua and the Santa Ana City Councilmembers <br />Santa Ana City Council <br />22 Civic Center Plaza <br />To Mayor Valerie Amezcua and the Santa Ana City Councilmembers, <br />Good afternoon. My name is Paola Morales, I am a registered voter and longtime resident of <br />the city of Santa Ana. I am contacting you today to implore you to follow in the example of <br />Richmond, California and vote to present an official statement calling for an immediate <br />ceasefire in Gaza and a stop to the increasing settler violence in the West Bank. <br />th <br />Since the October 7 attack, Israel has enacted an airstrike campaign that has taken over <br />10,000 lives in Gaza, including sixty of the hostages that Israel is attempting to recover. <br />Nations around the world have denounced the State of Israel for their actions, and so have <br />organizations including the United Nations and the Jewish Voice for Peace; Israel stands <br />accused of war crimes including collective punishment, targeting medical facilities, <br />targeting journalists, and an unlawful occupation. Furthermore, Israel’s restrictions on <br />Gaza’s access to food, water, electricity, and medical equipment endangers the lives of <br />everyone in Gaza, including the Israeli hostages. <br />As citizens of historic and humanitarian Santa Ana, and as humans, we cannot tolerate the <br />violations of human rights and dignity abroad or at home. We will not tolerate any hatred <br />or discrimination towards any peoples; be them Palestinian, Israeli, Muslim, Jewish, or <br />otherwise. They are people in need, and we cannot, must not, turn our backs to them. <br />Urgently, <br />Paola Elizabeth Morales. <br /> <br /> <br />