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Flores, Dora From: Sent: To: Subject: Dear Council Members, Dgoren22 < Saturday, December 02, 2023 5:48 PM eComment Vote NO on Ceasefire Resolution I am writing to urge you not to participate in signing the Ceasefire Resolution submitted by Council members Vazquez and Hernandez. I don't understand why the City of Santa Ana needs to pass a declarative resolution. This resolution will not have any impact other than creating a divide among Sant Ana residents who might come on different side of the issues involved. Please stick to governing our city. Please worry about safety, crime prevention and the education of our children — that is what you were elected to do. You were not elected to be involved in affairs of the Middle East, the genocide in Congo, the atrocities in the Sudan, the torture and ethnic cleaning of the Uyghurs, or the more than 15,000 civilians killed by the Russians in Ukrainian. Jews around the world are still reeling in the aftermath of the October 7th Hamas massacre in Israel - the single deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. Many of us have experienced and/or witnessed acts of antisemitism directly. Adopting a resolution that fails to explicitly condemn Hamas and the wave of antisemitism that followed their atrocities is condoning the acts of October 7th and their aftermath. The resolution faults Israel for a war started by Hamas. The loss of life and suffering is felt by both the Israelis and the Palestinians. The resolution minimizes the suffering of Israelis. 250,000 Israelis have been internally displaced due to the actions of Hamas and Hezbollah. Terrorists abducted 240 hostages on October 7th. This resolution calls Israel's prisoners, many of whom have committed crimes including stabbings and bombing populated civilian locations, hostages. Israelis want peace and a quick end to the war. A ceasefire with Hamas, as has been demonstrated repeatedly over time, will end in the spilling of Israeli blood. Senior Hamas leaders have indicated their intentions to continue in their goal to eradicate the land of Israel of Jews. Hamas is the catalyst for the Palestinian and Israeli casualties. The people of Gaza deserve a better future which is possible only once Hamas is gone. A ceasefire would perpetuate the status quo, allowing Hamas to continue to control and terrorize Gaza. Do not set a precedent that crimes against Israeli and Palestinian civilians pays off, by supporting this Ceasefire Resolution. The City of Santa Ana should not inadvertently incentivize more violence, at the expense of innocent Israelis and Palestinians. While this resolution may have been introduced with good intentions, I believe it would harm the Santa Ana community and only fuel more hatred and conflict. Please vote no on the Ceasefire Resolution.