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Alcala, Abigail <br />From: thezilbermans < <br />Sent: Saturday, December 2, 2023 5:00 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Lopez, Jessie; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Penaloza, David <br />Subject: Vote NO on the Ceasefire Resolution <br />Dear Council Members, <br />I am writing to urge you not to participate in signing the Ceasefire Resolution submitted by Councilmembers <br />Vazquez and Hernandez. <br />Jews around the world are still reeling in the aftermath of the October 7th Hamas massacre in Israel - the single <br />deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. Many of us have experienced and/or witnessed acts of antisemitism <br />directly. Adopting a resolution that fails to explicitly condemn Hamas and the wave of antisemitism that <br />followed their atrocities is condoning the acts of October 7th and their aftermath. <br />The resolution faults Israel for a war started by Hamas. The loss of life and suffering is felt by both the Israelis <br />and the Palestinians. The resolution minimizes the suffering of Israelis. 250,000 Israelis have been internally <br />displaced due to the actions of Hamas and Hezbollah. Terrorists abducted 240 hostages on October 7th. This <br />resolution calls Israel's prisoners, many of whom have committed crimes including stabbings and bombing <br />populated civilian locations, hostages. <br />Israelis want peace and a quick end to the war. A ceasefire with Hamas, as has been demonstrated repeatedly <br />over time, will end in the spilling of Israeli blood. Senior Hamas leaders have indicated their intentions to <br />continue in their goal to eradicate the land of Israel of Jews. Hamas is the catalyst for the Palestinian and Israeli <br />casualties. The people of Gaza deserve a better future which is possible only once Hamas is gone. <br />A ceasefire would perpetuate the status quo, allowing Hamas to continue to control and terrorize Gaza. Do not <br />set a precedent that crimes against Israeli and Palestinian civilians pays off, by supporting this Ceasefire <br />Resolution. The City of Santa Ana should not inadvertently incentivize more violence, at the expense of <br />innocent Israelis and Palestinians. <br />While this resolution may have been introduced with good intentions, I believe it would harm the Santa Ana <br />community and only fuel more hatred and conflict. Please vote no on the Ceasefire Resolution. <br />Thank you <br />Liat Zilberman <br />Sent from my V rizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone <br />1 <br />