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Araiza, Fatima <br />From: Flores, Gaston <br />Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2023 11:11 AM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: FW: Contact the City Council Submission <br />From: notify@proudcity.com <notify@proudcity.com> <br />Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2023 11:00 AM <br />To: Flores, Gaston <GFlores@santa-ana.org> <br />Subject: Contact the City Council Submission <br />Name <br />Emily Ball <br />Email <br /> <br />Address <br /> <br />Irvine, California 92603 <br />United States <br />Map It <br />Phone <br />( <br />Who is this message for? <br />• Mayor Valerie Amezcua <br />• Mayor Pro Tern Jessie Lopez <br />• Councilmember Thai Viet Phan <br />• Councilmember David Penaloza <br />• Councilmember Phil Bacerra <br />• Councilmember Johnathan Ryan Hernandez <br />• Councilmember Benjamin Vazquez <br />Comments or questions <br />Dear Santa Ana City Council, <br />I am contacting you regarding the Santa Ana Resolution in Solidarity with the Palestinian People in Support of a Ceasefire. <br />People around the globe are horrified by the deaths of innocent civilians in Gaza and the West Bank. The resolution makes clear <br />that it is not so concerned about past, present, or future deaths of innocent civilians in Israel. <br />The proposed ceasefire resolution refers to Israeli casualty figures as "estimates" but cites Palestinian casualties as exact <br />numbers, casting doubt only on Israeli deaths. This encourages conspiracy theories that deny the horrific atrocities committed by <br />Hamas on October 7th. Through this disparity, the resolution "vows to combat antisemitism" while it actually promotes and <br />amplifies it. <br />The resolution does not address what Israel should do to protect its multicultural, pluralistic society if it does not defend itself <br />from terrorist attacks, including the one that occurred in Jerusalem today (November 30th) killing at least 2 civilians and injuring <br />many more. The terms of the resolution, if pushed onto Israel, would leave the country's 9 million residents at risk of annihilation <br />if terrorist attacks are allowed to progress (and as Hamas has promised it will continue to carry out). <br />1 <br />