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<br />Araiza, Fatima <br />From:Ayala Hodak <ayalahodak@gmail.com> <br />Sent:Wednesday, <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:Vote NO on Ceasefire Resolution <br />Dear Council Members, <br /> <br />I am writing to urge you not to participate in signing the Ceasefire Resolution submitted by Councilmembers Vazquez <br />and Hernandez. <br /> <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 directly. <br />Adopting a resolution that fails to explicitly condemn Hamas and the wave of antisemitism that followed their atrocities <br />is condoning the acts of October 7th and their aftermath. <br /> <br />The resolution faults Israel for a war started by Hamas. The loss of life and suffering is felt by both the Israelis and the <br />Palestinians. The resolution minimizes the suffering of Israelis. 250,000 Israelis have been internally displaced due to the <br />actions of Hamas and Hezbollah. Terrorists abducted 240 hostages on October 7th. This resolution calls Israel’s <br />prisoners, many of whom have committed crimes including stabbings and bombing populated civilian locations, <br />hostages. <br /> <br />Israelis want peace and a quick end to the war. A ceasefire with Hamas, as has been demonstrated repeatedly over time, <br />will end in the spilling of Israeli blood. Senior Hamas leaders have indicated their intentions to continue in their goal to <br />eradicate the land of Israel of Jews. Hamas is the 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 /> <br />A ceasefire would perpetuate the status quo, allowing Hamas to continue to control and terrorize Gaza. Do not set a <br />precedent that crimes against Israeli and Palestinian civilians pays off, by supporting this Ceasefire Resolution. The City <br />of Santa Ana should not inadvertently incentivize more violence, at the expense of innocent Israelis and Palestinians. <br /> <br />While this resolution may have been introduced with good intentions, I believe it would harm the Santa Ana community <br />and only fuel more hatred and conflict. Please vote no on the Ceasefire Resolution. <br />1 <br />