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Flores, Dora <br />From: Hadara Mandel < <br />Sent: Sunday, March 3, 2024 5:12 PM <br />To: Amezcua, Valerie; Lopez, Jessie; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Penaloza, David <br />Subject: Thank you for your continued integrity and vigilant dedication to public service <br />Dear Councilmembers, <br />As a member of the local Jewish community, I ask you to oppose the Ceasefire Resolution listed as Agenda <br />Item 918 of March 5, 2024, Santa Ana City Council meeting. <br />No one wants the war between Israel and Hamas to continue. We are all watching the international media for <br />news of a negotiated peace that acknowledges Israelis' and Palestinians' right to exist in peace. This resolution <br />does not express such sentiment. <br />I am also very concerned that community members demanding this resolution have seemed to target <br />councilmembers. Councilmembers who have opposed ceasefire resolutions have been subjected to harassment <br />and threats. No elected official should be ridiculed or targeted for a vote they made in their official <br />capacities. Your continued integrity and vigilant dedication to public service should never be sacrificed nor <br />should your safety ever be threatened. You have shown unparalleled courage at an unprecedented time. Thank <br />you for being the standard bearers of responsible government. <br />Santa Ana has long been considered a crucial community hub in Orange County. Your work on the council has <br />been a beacon for unity and a voice for progress. Please do not let the loudest voices in the room derail your <br />commitment to Santa Ana specifically or to participatory democracy in general. <br />Please reject Agenda Item 918 and oppose all further discussion of items that are outside the jurisdiction of the <br />City of Santa Ana. <br />For your reference, I have included a video from the Orland Park city Council meeting regarding this same seas, <br />fire resolution. I would employ you to listen to what the mayor had to say. He is not Jewish, and I think he <br />would open your eyes to a lot of things you may not be aware of. I also think it's quite helpful as he is in the <br />Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau's Mic Drop <br />Following Gaza Ceasefire Request <br />israellycool.cor <br />