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Flores, Dora <br />From: Orly Levy < <br />Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2023 5:55 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Vote NO on Ceasefire Resolution <br />Dear Council Members, <br />I am writing to urge you not to participate in signing the Ceasefire <br />Resolution submitted by Councilmembers Vazquez and Hernandez. <br />Jews around the world are still reeling in the aftermath of the October 7th <br />Hamas massacre in Israel - the single deadliest day for Jews since the <br />Holocaust. Many of us have experienced and/or witnessed acts of <br />antisemitism directly. Adopting a resolution that fails to explicitly <br />condemn Hamas and the wave of antisemitism that followed their <br />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 <br />and suffering is felt by both the Israelis and the Palestinians. The <br />resolution minimizes the suffering of Israelis. 250,000 Israelis have been <br />internally displaced due to the actions of Hamas and Hezbollah. Terrorists <br />abducted 240 hostages on October 7th. This resolution calls Israel's <br />prisoners, many of whom have committed crimes including stabbings and <br />bombing populated civilian locations, hostages. <br />Israelis want peace and a quick end to the war. A ceasefire with Hamas, as <br />has been demonstrated repeatedly over time, will end in the spilling of <br />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 <br />catalyst for the Palestinian and Israeli casualties. The people of Gaza <br />deserve a better future which is possible only once Hamas is gone. <br />A ceasefire would perpetuate the status quo, allowing Hamas to continue <br />13 <br />