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Home My WebLink About012224 Special Session City Council Business Meeting PacketPORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL AGENDA CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 540 WATER STREET Special Session Business Meeting 6:00 p.m. January 22, 2024 • Attend in person or virtually via computer or tablet at 1„iqp,;/J„gJtiwebJt„ar,corn enter the 9 digit Webinar ID 850855531 • Phone only (muted - listen -only mode) United States: Local Dial In — (360) 390-5064 access code: 951-731-3384 • Live stream (listen only): https:Hcityofpt.us/citycouncil/page/agendasminutesvideos. • Submit public comment to be included in the meeting record to: jibliccommetit..fill out:.coni/citygER!, • If you are experiencing technical difficulties, please attempt all methods listed above before reporting any issues to: r,l sc r„t( >,c I. Call to Order/ Pledge of Allegiance II. Roll Call III. Unfinished Business A. Resolution 24-006 Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza Action: Move to approve Resolution 24-006 Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza i. Staff Presentation ii. Public Comment iii. Council Deliberation and Action IV. Adjourn 111y (f port Townsen Agenda Bill AB 24-026 Meeting Date: January 22, 2024 Agenda Item: III.A ❑ Regular Business Meeting ❑ Workshop/Study Session ® Special Business Meeting Submitted By: Heidi Greenwood Date Submitted: January 11, 2024 Department: Administration Contact Phone: 360-379-5048 SUBJECT: Resolution 24-006 Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza CATEGORY: BUDGET IMPACT: ❑ Consent ❑x Resolution Expenditure Amount: $0.00 ❑ Staff Report ❑ Ordinance Included in Budget? Yes ❑ No ❑ ❑ Contract Approval ❑ Other: contract amendment ❑ Public Hearing (Legislative, unless otherwise noted) ❑ 3 -Year Strategic Plan: N/A Cost Allocation Fund: Choose an item, . SUMMARY STATEMENT: During the January 2, 2024, City Council meeting, several residents asked the City Council to approve a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The City Council tasked the City Council Culture and Society Committee with reviewing and possibly editing the residents' proposed resolution that was based on the resolution passed by the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners. At its January 10, 2024, meeting, the Culture and Society Committee reviewed and modified the resolution with the caveat that staff could make minor edits following the meeting. Council may wish to review the January 10, 2024, meeting to review the changes made by the Committee. Since that meeting, staff has reviewed the resolution and made minor changes to correct scrivener's errors and complete the wording of the second whereas clause. Previous public comment can be found in the January 16, 2024 agenda packet. ATTACHMENTS: Resolution 24-006 CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: At its January 10, 2024 meeting, the Culture and Society Committee recommended the resolution's approval to the full City Council. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Move to approve Resolution 24-006 Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza. ALTERNATIVES: ❑ Take No Action ❑x Refer to Committee ❑x Refer to Staff ❑x Postpone Action ❑ Remove from Consent Agenda ❑ Waive Council Rules and approve Ordinance ❑ Other: Resolution 24-006 RESOLUTION NO. 24-006 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON, CALLING FOR A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA WHEREAS, the City of Port Townsend is comprised of "thoughtful and committed" residents who can "change the world," in Margaret Mead's words, and we have seen effects from the violence in the Middle East even in our small city; and WHEREAS, the City Council acknowledges the complex history of the Middle East conflicts that do not lend themselves to easy solutions, its limited foreign policy expertise, and its role as a local government is not to dictate foreign policy; and WHEREAS, the Port Townsend City Council, however, has the ability to influence Washington State's federal delegation to call for an immediate and long-term Gaza ceasefire, the safe return of all hostages and prisoners, and the delivery of adequate humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people without delay in order to prevent the potential loss of hundreds of thousands more lives; and WHEREAS, all human life is precious, and the targeting of civilians, no matter their faith or ethnicity, is a violation of international humanitarian law; and WHEREAS, violence begets violence, and without a plan for peace, innocent people in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank will continue to be injured and killed; and WHEREAS, between October 7, 2023, and today, armed violence has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Palestinian and Israeli civilians; the death toll has included Americans and children, and tens of thousands more have been wounded; and WHEREAS, tens of thousands of bombs and munitions, some of which may have passed through Port Townsend Bay, have exploded in Gaza, whose entire area is densely populated with 2.3 million people in an area comparable in size to the Quimper Peninsula where Port Townsend is located; and WHEREAS, the Wall Street Journal reports that as of December 31, 2023, 70% of housing in Gaza has been destroyed or damaged; Human Rights Watch reports that starvation is being used as a weapon of war; and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East warns that 40% of the population is at risk of famine; and WHEREAS, armed violence in Gaza has destroyed hospitals, schools and universities, power and wastewater facilities, desalination plants, agricultural resources, and food factories, as a result of which diseases are spreading, malnourishment is increasing, and the population is weakening; and WHEREAS, without immediate restoration of basic necessities, and delivery of adequate humanitarian aid without delay to the Palestinian people; hundreds of thousands of lives, Resolution 24-006 especially of vulnerable children, are at imminent risk due to multiple public health crises; and WHEREAS, the United States government and our elected leaders hold immense diplomatic power to save Israeli and Palestinian lives; and WHEREAS, this diplomatic power should be exercised to support democracy in the region, including civil rights for Palestinians, security for Israelis, and freedom from terrorism for all, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend that we condemn violations of international law, including both the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israeli civilians and the Israeli military's response affecting the 2.3 million Palestinian civilians (nearly half of whom are children) living in Gaza since then. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Port Townsend City Council affirms its commitment to combat Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and anti -Palestinian, anti -Arab, and anti - Israeli bigotry, its support for the people of both Israel and Palestine to live in peace and security, and the right of all people to live, learn, work, play, pray, and engage in peaceful protest, all without threats, intimidation, or death. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Port Townsend City Council will remit a copy of this resolution to the federal government urging Congress and the President to work toward an immediate ceasefire, a lasting peace, and an end of violence supported by American dollars and to urge the U.S. government to immediately stop sending arms to the warring parties and to instead send vitally necessary supplies to create the basic conditions that might make a ceasefire sustainable. ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend at a special meeting thereof, held this 22nd day of January 2024. Attest: Alyssa Rodrigues City Clerk David J. Faber Mayor Approved as to form: Heidi Greenwood City Attorney Do you work, live, If Agenda Is your written If so, what is or own a item, please public comment the subject Last Name Email business in Type of public state which Public comment Written public comment is limited to 2350 characters (with spaces). If you exceed this amount, you will be unable to submit for a Public of the Public updated (optional) (optional) City limits? comment one. this form until your comment is 2350 characters or less. Hearing? Hearing? 7FIT 2024 an 162600 GMT -0800 I heard that the City Council rearranged the agenda last night. Not only is this rude to those assembled, but the rearranging had consequences. (Pacific Mayor Farber made his point, but the outcome was nearly disastrous. Standard Agenda item Ceasefire Now Time) Ives specific lin Gaza Stick to the agendal No Jan 2024 190100 GMT -0800 I urge city council to consider passing an immediate ceasefire resolution and demand no weapons to passthrough Indian island to continue to (Pacific fund genocide. I recognize it may feel out of jurisdiction but in the case of local safety, it seems interconnected that we might declare this Standard Agenda item Ceasefire behavior byour governing bodies at large, to be unethical and demand a stop. It sets a precedenttoo,locally, that we will not tolerate such Time) S.W Yes specific resolution blatant acts ofviolence and that IS something we can and should consider doing. No Tue Jan 16 2024 Dear Council members, 180300 There have been more deaths, at a higher rate, in Gaza than any war in the last two decades. Many people in Gaza are starving, yetthe U.S. GMT-0800s willing to slow Israel on its path oftotal devastation at all costs. The Middle East is growing more unstable, with more attacks, and (Pacific there have been more attacks on Jews and Palestinians in the U.S. Standard jesse@wildwa Agenda item Resolution 24- This affects us all, and I don't want us in Pito stay mute while the civilian death count mounts. I urge you to pass the Ceasefire Resolution. It Time) 1jesse rd.net Ives specific 1006 Ceasefire might not be much, but it doing nothing does not help stop the slaughter. No Thu Jan 11 2024 "Port I may have already erroneously written this to the City Council not the committee, but I want make sure thatthe committee hears that I want 140400 Townsend the cityto support this resolution. I lived in the Middle Eastfor manyyears and traveled in Israel/Palestine. I have friends there (both Israeli and GMT -0800 Ceasefire/No Palestinian) and l follow issues there closely. There are precious fewthings we can doto help resolve the situation there, especiallywhen our (Pacific Weapons to own government seems bent on making things worse. I feel that the utter least we should do is lift our voices in any way, shape or form, to say Standard Anna bachmanna@g Agenda item Israel" that a ceasefire must happen and that sending weapons into this fight will not end the conflict but only prolong it. making us all complicit in Ceasefire Time) Bachmann mail.com Yes specific Resolution genocide. And it is clear to me thatthis type of resolution is well within the purview ofthe cityto take. Yes resolution D, you 11 your wads, written live, ar P, bill" If ,, what If Agenda mth business Type f item, please fora "I :et f I I I i� City l statewhich I the I updated (optional) (.l III t....bt am.. I t....bt Written l t....bt is III t. 2350 tl (with il Ify.. ..—d this amount, you will I .-I to submit this f— u btfl your t....bt is 2350 tl ., I.— Hearing? I... hill D.., City Council —mb—, I urge y.0 to adoptth. resolution b.f.. y.. calling f., the US t. demand an immediate m G— and t. -p sending —, t. Israel. 1-0, Indlsc rimin.te, appalling, criminal actions I, G111 li.lbe Itel-til-I 11, In 111kilig t. level . whole pebble, right now paid f., by y.0 and me ., US taxpayers md... ied out with US weapons—more that 24,000 killed, m..e than half the buildings- MJ., 22 'm Gaza destroyed amputatioamputaamputationson—ithbecause of the unconscionable b.,,i,.de f bid, journalists -geted and killed, . whole population di,p] ... d mi-m.bit.b]., pti, m... than 1,000 children J— —anesthetic 2024 E— within Israel's own military J.— that "the freedom f m..e than 100 Israeli hostages till m G— canbe secured only through dipi—ti, .the, than military means" (NN7, 1/20/24), 1 believe it', 08:34:00 . � 00 Resolution Hti,.], . duty—usef,iti—,mp,f., . h.te— --- —, my and all fth.m,t. .l .., h ....... d di ... Ut, t. pressure ... federal g.,e,Um.Utt. - m .., .—Av individual I an '.]I' write,GMT 0800 24006 fy my .I,. and the,. f my fell.. jc., , PT, community, we h.,e J.U.tm, before protest d peand I believe my b.U., that I have cmobligation t. petition you ., the Council to mpfiresideresidents.---cl (Pacific Ag -c. Cb mgmate f foreign ig� P. li,y ., J.P]." the C.... I l.d.pt.d . calling f., the US to . gi.b.1 end t. -de., —p— (19 065, J.1y 2019), .,.the, endorsing the Um,e... I Declaration St,mc.,d Julie Van j,lievp@e. item ce�'efi'm Human R ghtv(23017, Feb 2023).Thi......fi .. resolution i, in line ith ...h Of,t,, he,, "th,,ghtf,l and committed residents"we speak m... loudly together. I wge y.0 to be our voice, to be y.., v-`- Time) Pelt rthli,k. net Yes specific G— with bepttm, ceasefire resolution. Sincerely, Julie V., Pelt N. M- J., 22 2024 06:52:00 GMT 0800 P.me].J.. (Pacific.Browning Ag -c. G... Standard Pamela @l item Ceasefire Time) Browning m Ye, specific Resolution Please p... the Ceasefire Re,.Ii,ti-1 N. S�'J2024`m 21 224500 GMT 0800 (Pacific 'j.h ... U@ Ag -c. St,mc.,d Russell Iymp—m item Ceasefire The City Council f p- T.—eUdh..Id go the record to p..s this cmd mpfify the collective voicesof citicitizensti,, here and .....s the that want this stop. p, T. J. -thmg, t. .y -thim g Ceasefire Time) Johnson I specific ResolutionYe, Resolution l l t. try t. p this Ube is u ... -- ible. Ye, Resolution What's happening right — m G— I, absolutely horrifying. We wed t, find a peaceful Th e., it I, currently written demonstrates he. —h ev.1- Palestinian live,, ., e should.And yet, them I, not one mention of Israeli live,, of Jewish live,. The details— det., hew many munitions have been sem iUt. G—, but there I, no mention ofthe rockets which we raining J.— on Israel on . daily b.,i,. It ue.te, . situation where Israel - 1.Uge, receives —, from the US, and therefore can no 1.Uge, attack G— While atthe same time, Hamas continues t. receive —, and — Conti nuet. attack Israel. Sun Jan21 Are Israeli and Jewish live, le,, v.1-bleth., Palestinian live,' 2024 195500 While I de,pe-ely want pe— I, the region, I cannot support . unilateral ceasefire. I cannot GMT 0800 (Pacific Ag -c. G... I h.hehe-ecly support . e.,efi,e, . e.,efi,e I, m,h all ..,,i,g parties put J.— thei, .,m,, . e.,efi,e m which terrorist l are not'mpower,.ce.,efi,e'm which all hostages — released. Standard item Ceasefire Umf--telythai, —this Time) Ye, specific Resolution Sun Jan 21 2024 19:52:00 GMT -0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Yes Agenda item specific Gaza Ceasefire Resolution These are frightening times for many Jews here in Port Townsend, many of whom are feeling physically unsafe. Here in Jefferson County, Jews have attended community events (such as a Solstice celebration, a Woman's March) only to be verbally, assaulted for the'crime' of wearing a Jewish star necklace. Tensions at these events can run so high that the Jews become fearful of a physical attack. In fact, a Jerish man i n Los Angeles died after being hit on the head by a n anti- Israel protestor at a'peaceful"rally. Pro-PaI-mia n activists s but down l-5'mS-ttle,blotk'mg hospital access for hours. These lead Jews to feel both emotionally .,dyes, physically, unsafe. Resolutions suc h as these result l,adivided commu,ity,'m.,'mcrease of anti—iti—,.,d'mcreased fear of physical safety. The sit -ti -m Gaza is horrific, but please pursue other es to assist, not resolutions that hurt ourcom munity. m David Gordon and Ii- 'm Port Townsend. I a m Jewish and a descendant of Holocaust survivors. Many courageous gentiles saved the lives of Jews('mclidl i; a cousin of mine). If it Is right for gentilesto save Jews, it is right for Jews to save gentiles,'mc hiding Palestinians Once lfeltu.comfortable with non-lewscritid,mglsrael.Ivi,jted Israel and then spent time'm the West Bank where l heard —y c laims of Jews tormenting Palestinians and l persona lly witnessed this. What Israel Is doing to people'm Gaza Is so much worse that Israel must be pressured Into doing the right thing, and if the pd -for saving the hues of thousands of'm.... Tt men, women, and children Is that I feel comfortable, it ls. price I will happily pay, ,,..Id feel more uncomfortable and even unsafe Ilei ng'm a community where the city leaders could not bring themselves to condemn genocide. If they can't condemn genocide of Palestinians today, perh. ps tomorrow they can't condemn genocide of some group that,,Wd., me. understand some of you think Port Townsend City C.... l should stick to business suc h as roads and sewers. But fortunately the Port Townsend City Councilhas'm the past listened to its citizens and m ade xcell ent resolutions on a number of other topics: eliminating nuclear weapons, declaring itself a Human Rights City, etc. If you ca n call for ell mi— ng nuclear weapons, you can call for no more people to be mu rdered'm Gaza. Sun Jan 21 Thereare over 39 citiesaround the country that have passed ceasefire resolutions. All those city councils considered theseresolitions app,.p,i.t. so they went through timeand trou ble to pass them. We oweitto 2024 thoseother city councils to support them. To say our town won't ma ke any difference is like a citizen who doesn't vote because he says there is l ittle c h.,ce his single vote w ill make any difference. It is our town's 193000 responsi bility to do our part, no matter how small. GMT0800 (Pacific dgordon56 Agenda Although. majority of Americans...t....sefim, Congress is not representing us Therefore we are turning to our local governments Together we may get Congress to cease being silent Al Holocaust writer Standard David 2@gm.iL, Item Gaza Ell ie Wiesel said,"it is not words that kill, it issilence. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented"PI—.,c ity council, do not stay sdent Gaza Time) Gordon Yes specific Resolution Yes Resolution Dear City Council Members, My request Is so simple -d straightforwardthat I —'t I haveto putthls'm writing toyou. Please declare a ..... fire'm Gaza. Do whatever Is ,your power to den ounce the kl Ming of children and I„.cent families'm Gaza. The clearest, si mph-, and quickest way to end the kill'mg Is a ceasefire, and it Is up to anyone with a functioning conscience to call for it Please, please, pass a resolution to that effect It Is the least any rational and comp... onate....m bly of adults can do, and although it Is so little, it Is a start Sun Jan 21 Let's make the hues of c hlldren the first pd.,ity'm this struggle, regardless of whose side you're on. 2024 192900As a retired school teat her, I spent a major portion of my life work'mg to nurture.,d'mflience the brains of children. I th'mk I amt when I say that children's brains don't learn when they are splattered'm GMT0800AReso lition bloody c hunks on the ground. Please pass the resolution. (Pacific Agenda fora Standard item C..sefire'm Th.,kyou. Gaza Time) Scott Yes specific Gaza Yes Resolution e again encouraging you all to pass the cease fire resolution, using yourvoic es and power to demand a n mm.diata and perm anent cease fire In Palestine and that no more w.apons, aid, or support from the Sun Jan 21US go to Israel. 2024 There have been many other cities, small and large that have passed ceasefire resol.i ion idd,,ding my home town of Portland, Maine. Many of us who are advocating to pass this resolution have been calling our 1807:00 Representatives, hoping ..... ices wil I be heard, we have been visible around town and in Seattle once again hoping for those i, power to listen to us and use their voice to END THIS GE NOCI DE. While this conflict is GMT0800happening far away from us, we are complicit i, this if we do not use our voice. As Americans, we are funding this genocide, we are part of oppressive and colonial systems that profit off war. We need to begin (Pacific Is.b.ld,,b. Agenda addressing this atth.l... I level and In our own community. W. need to build skills of solid.,ity,r.,I........ d mimagi.ing and that begins In thiscommunity.Aceasefim,I. only the very beginning ofthl. work. W. Standard Isabel Is18@gmaiItem Ceasefire haveto be courageous,honest, add ,ompa..—t.a.dthat can be s, a ry but we need to ad .... t.forthos.without. voice right now because they have been killed,silenced, 'mt.m.t/ media black out W. must Time) DuBois Isom Yes specific .solution tap'mto our grief, our power, our love, our hope, and voice that this genocide must end. No Sun Jan 21 2024 175300 GMT0800Resolution (Pacific libbypalme Agenda calling for Standard Libby .2024@gm item Resolution a,.fi.. in Time) I Palmer ail.— Yes specific 124006 Yes IGa,a fullysupport the resolution before the City C .... i l cal ling for a ,.a,. fim In Gaza and call upon the City Council to pass it so that Port Townsend can join the multitude of progressive c itis. that have shown the rah,zag.to stand up to genocide. ...Id also like to share my disgust at what took place during the 1/16/2024 City Council meeting to consider the resolution. The citizens of this community, many of them old and III, some on wa Ik.rs, and some barely able to walk, braved bone chll Ing weather to speak with their elected representatives. The room was packed with .,.rued citizens. Yet the response of the City Counci I was to ignore these citizens and their desire to speak until all other agenda items were addressed. As the hours wore on and the frustration and exhaustion levels Increased and weather conditions worsened, many decided to leave without having their com meds heard. But Otto Smith hung In there In spite of his rising level of frustration over the clsr.ga.d and disrespect that the City Counci I had for its citizens who had come out this evening to have their voices heard. As the hours wore on and it was finally time for public input, Otto stood up to make his statement As we al I witnessed, the anger and frustration that had built up Inside of hi m over that exhausting three hour period exploded In a ... ch., event. Sun Jan 21 personally coubtthatthl, horrific event wou Id have occurred if Otto and others had been allowed to speak during the first half hour ofth. m eeting rather than the last W. all... Id have been safely home by 7pm 2024 so if the City Council a nd David Faber In particular had the compassion and foresight to put public comments at the top of the agenda so that their elderly citizens could minimize their Covid risk and return home 152400 while the roads were still navigable. But you'mtentionally c hoose otherwise. You will all haveto bear the moral consequences and Indignation of your community because of your pathetic political ploy that nearly GMT0800.suited In the death of a citizen who wanted his voice heard by his elected representatives. (Pacific Ikami.wi,z Agenda Gaza Cease Standard Joseph @,ablespe item Fire Itis reported that Otto'sfi.st comment upon waking up In the hospital was"Did l get to have my comments heard?" Unfortunately, Otto, you did not Time) Kami.wicz ed.,om Yes specific Resolution No Sun Jan 21 2024 150200 GMT0800 (Pacific Agenda I feel helpless when I read the news and see the number of children and others killed'id the fighting In Gaza. Standard item Ceasefire Itis so ii -hp --that we do not remain silent. Ceasefire Time) Karen Yes specific .solution l a m joining my voice with others around the wort d In c rying,"C.as.fim N owl" Yes .solution Sun Jan 21 2024 135100 GMT -0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Meigha. Doherty Meig,1@y ah..,,.m yes Agenda item specific Palestinechllon,, Resolution Dear Mayor and the City of Port Townsend C...ca I, I am writing to encourage you to sign a resolution condemning the violence in Palestine. 5000 people have been killed s ince October 7th w ith no end in s ight to thevi.le.ce and loss of innocent life. Women and make up the vast majority ofth. people who have l.sttheir lives the people of Gaza have not had ac cess to Clea n water, food or medical care for weeks causing a humanitarian crisis. Donations of an polies .,tn katthe Raffa gate because Israel won't let the humanitarian aid into the area. Please pass t he resolution sondem ning this genocide. Frondthe rive,tothesea Palestinewill befreel yes The Special Session to Vote of the Palestine Resolution According to a recent statement from Oxfam, "Israel's mi lit, ry is kil ling Palesti mans at an average rate of 250 people a day which exceeds the daily death toll of any other major conflict of recent years" Also, co rdlUS to the World Health Orga nization, "People in Gaza are suffering from a lack of food, water, medicines and adequate healthcare. Famine will make a n already terrible situation catastrophic because sick people are more likely to succumb to starvation and starving people are more vul nerable to disease'. Each day with the absence of a ceasefire, Is another day that a few hundred live, a re added to those already Sun Jan 21 dead at the hands of war -many of whom are chi ldren. Some of the loudest voices who are calling for a ceasefi re are, I n fact, Israeli citizens On January 13th, a headline In the newspaper, "The Ti mes of Israel" 2024 reported that 120,000 Israelis attended a 24-hour ra Ily demanding that thei r government change tactics and negotiate with Hamas a n order to bring the Israeli hostages home. If we choose not to act - if we choose 1348:00 Resolution to makethe war on the people In Gaza"someone else's problem" -not only do we risk the very real likelihood of our own consciences tormenting us with Images of our own blood-stained hands of accountability; Resolution GMT080024006 but we also risk stumbling blindly into a regional war in the Middle East- one which is likely to expand globally- spinning out of control with repercussions that we never anticipated would happen. United Arab 24006 (Pacific Agenda Calling fora Emirates Ambassador to the United Nations, Lana Nusseibeh warned about the likelihood ofthls catastrophe saying,"We need a humanitarian ceasefire now, we can't wait another 100 days.. The risks are high, the Calling for Standard Meg item Ceasefire in in Gaza isvery clearly an open wound and it's destabilizing the region ."On January 17th, a group of Israeli citizens marched in Tel Aviv calling for peace. Among them was Omar Goren, who held a purpleflyer s easefire Time) Lumsdaine yes specific Gaza with thewords,"Only peace will bring security". I urgeeach ofyou who serveou the Port Townsend City Council to do what is right a no vote tonight for the Ceasefire Resolution- forthesafety and security of all. yes In Gaza Howdy all, stand with others who have made public comment urging the City Council to adopt Resolution 24006 calling for a ceasefire In Gaza. you are familiar with the language within, and adding Port Townsend to the Sun Jan 21 growing list of cities calling for a ceasefire Is exactly aligned with the activist spirit ofthls community. A spirit which spans generational divides and thrives in our diverse backgrounds. 2024 123200 As many of us are struggling to find ways to create change through collective liberation on a large scale, this Is an opportunity for our town to make a powerful statement, which will not go unnoticed by our state GMT0800reps. (Pacific General Standard public In solidarity, Time) Reed Barry yes com ment Reed Barry No D— P- T,,,,,,d Council M—b... I write this with great ..... . about the I. -t I have been profoundly impacted m... than I ..p.—d .,d ..Ud.,.d why. My T,mcl .— back t. when I .., — y—, bid .,d my whole family .— to . very —11 y-g.g- m the Jewish section of S., F,.U,i,,. t. celebratethe found) g ofth. State of I—.], It .... rousing, j.y... ..... -with —y notable politicians .—clmg, Th— .., so —h hope .,d promise f., this new "Land of Mil k .,d Honey" Through the y—, I have followed the —,, the const. Tt skirmishes bl.— Israel and its Arab neighbors , 1972 1 read an article'm the N.. York Review of Books that spoke of the continuing conflict bl.— Arabs .,d J—, Th. writer concluded that when all the h.l.,..,t survivors had died then peace couId I have watched the f.iled —pts t. —i- at . "T.. St.te the d.,IiU. ofth. km,h p.... --t, Israel's 38 year military --] ofth. G— Strip replaced I , 2005 with . land, ai ... d ... bl.,k.c., The rise ofth. right'm Israel t. . takeover ofth. g.—U—Ut by the far Hight; the hardening of both Is sell .,d P.I-mi- I -c—, F,i-c, speak to me of persona I .fety f—, .,d the barely covered acts of violence .,d anti —iti— they feel can rise at .,y --t, S. now, hu. we Sat J.' 20 Over 1,200 —.1i, killed, 120,000 temporarily housed I , safer..... by the g.,'t,, 24,000 Palestinians killed, 13 TflIli- permanently displaced. 2024 This i, an untenablejt-ti- 22 2000 GMT 0800 Our —i—I representatives d. not Ii— t. the calls for . ceasefire. .... fi- (Pacific P.,ifi, Ag -c. St Ud.,d1.1— Therefore, I .]I Uy..,th. P-T--cl City C .... I It my nearest representatives, t. .Pp.,t . CEASEFI RE .,d withhold funds f., t. —.1 -til th- Ti —) ffled Y., specific RES24 006 Y., R— 24-006 D.., P- T.--cl GW Council, I —writing t. .,k y.0 t. please p... the resolution calling fora ceasefire i, G... PI—e state the -1— ofthi, city, d—ly i, writing .,d f., the record, that we d. not agree with the violence that Is t.ki,g pi... m G... P -,,it . copy f the to the federal government Without US military support f —.1, this W.— ...Id not be happening. Th. more vocal the .y we disagree, the more Ii k.ly to p the violence and the ki I Imp, Being silent accomplishes nothing. Sat Jan 20 2024 While I do not li- m the P- Townsend 6W limits, I live just outside . . d —. t. P.1 Townsend weekly. kly, I .... i p- of this ity -d f,,] proud h- .., community values f peace and pm—mg the 21:27:00 well being of all people are reflected by the g—m—Ut, I b.fi— the least we can do Is p... this resolution, .,d that it will encourage further -i- mthim the community, ., well ., .-ice of it, t. .,g.,i,. amore GMT 0800 CALLING peaceful ,.,id (Pacific Ag -c. FORA Standard item CEASEFIRE Th-ky.. f.,y.., consideration .,d f., —mgthi, Time) N. IP.Ilfl, IN GAZA N. Let's put the crisis in Gaza in the context of our own beloved Port Townsend. If our small town of 10,000 people were in the same dire situation the fol lowing would have been true as of J . . . . y 8th 2024. 1 am using statistics from the Guardian, one of the most highly respected newspapers in Great Britain. A link to the article is provided below. magi„that 1%of us In Port Townsend had been killed by massive bombs which we could not escape. Yes, Imagine that 100 of our family, friends and neighbors have been killed In the last 3 months by constant bombing. Mo.—hi le the World health Organization says the same number will die of dls..... have been kl lied by bombs. Then, —gin,that the rest of us""forced to move continuously to attempt to find safely that does not exist. Yes, as of nvo weeks ago, 8,500 of us have been dlspl aced ders from our homes. What if the borto unity ever, shut down as eve could not escape? What if ur wate r production was]%ofthe prewar level and our entire population had only 2s hewers and 50toilets? Imagine that over 25% of us were facing starvation and the rest of us,e,eth,eate,ed with malnutritionWhat If 33% of all the buildings In our town had been destroyed? What if many of the bombs that hit us daily were sent from a country that claims to be a beacon of democracy and humanity? Can you ion that reality In our community? And yet that was the reality for everyo„In Gaza almost 2 weeks ago and It Is only worse now. (These statistics are taken from a Guardian artic le on Gaza dated Jan 8th - https://www theguardlan. com/world/2024/jan/08/the-numbers-that-reveal-the-extent of the destruction -in-gaza) We must find a way to stop this carnage! As Martin Luther King Jr. said—"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Weare caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever directly affects one directly affects us al I" Please look deeply within yourself and listen to what you r heart and your humanity ask you to do. Please support the Gaza Ceasefire Resolution. Gaza needs it Israel needs it. Our country needs it Our common humanity requires it Sat an 20 2024 Carla Main 202500 Port Townsend resident for 23 years GMT0800 (Pacific mainwestp Agenda Gaza Gaza Standard t@gmai l.c Item Ceasefire Ceasefire Time) carla main o Yes specificresolution Yes Resolution Sat Jan 20 2024 11:1000 GMT0800 (Pacific Agenda Ceasefire In Standard Michelle mcnock@y item Gaza I am writing In support ofthe Ceasefire resolution. All human life is precious and as a City l would like Port Townsend to stand for peace and demand the end ofviolence and loss of life, among civillans In Israel and Ceasefire In Time) lNock lahoo.com Yes ispecific iRe,olution occupied Palestine. We are all at risk(particularly with our proximity to Indian Island) when war crimes and unchecked violence go unchallenged. Please pass this resolution. Yes Gaza First! will quote a few sentencesfrom an articletitled:”Israel's Assault on Gaza is Unlike Any War in Recent Memory.” Then I'll make some comments of my own. "From the rate and scale of civilian slaughter to the kill Ing of protected groups and the type of munitions, Israel's war on Gaza Is an exceptionally brutal campaign unlike almost anything we've seen. What we are seeing play out in Gaza daily Is not fust another Sat an 20 terrible war but something altogether different Consider the verdict of those who have spent their lives and careers in the world's worst war zones. A long serving United Nations humanitarian official has called 2024 Gaza he 'worst ever humanitarian crisis he's seen. Other UN officials have called Gaza 'a living nightmare' and 'absolutely unprecedented and staggering; and have described the condon's on the ground as 103200 'apocalyptic.' " (my comments): These statements may seem preposterous to anybody who's been following only the mainstream media in this country. But if you have seen photographs of a large portion of Gaza GMT0800reduced to rubble and heard men, women, and children talk about losing their wholefamiliesto Israeli bombing, then they make complete sense. However much or littleyou may think a statement by this small Resolution (Pacific Agenda Resolution town can do, it is worthwhile to have ourselves on record as speaking out in this time of catastrophic destruction of the land of Gaza and brutal massacre of the Palestinian People. As Elie Wiese 1, Jewish survivor of for Standard Robert item for Ceasefiret he Holocaustand N 0he Peace Prize Laureate, said: "We musttake sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, not the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented" So l ask you, the Port Townsend Ceasefire In Time) Komishane Yes specific in Gaza City Council, to not remain silent butte speak out by passing the proposed Resolution. Thank you for reading this lYe, lGaza :;t" January 16" ,,,11 meeting because b,1,,,,It. a mit, agenda the important �Yt,.=. u Gaza. I E le I of the U rutal States, my my values to W=20 fire mi P. ar"eathe e ""t =the Mt 1:::: a a responsibility I take sed "sjy c c that T by in , "'at 't expressoce my dismay and anger at last -F, a in the Resolution 20000 the she,, numbers of citizens at that meeting, ,as disregarded (It ,as a snowy "I try night and people's safety as also disregarded by putting the ssue atthe end meeting. It gave the Impression thatthe a in 10 council doesn't really care hat the community ,ants as well as taking control of the outcome of a resolution) OIL and stop a 11700 AM&ificsofthenum Palestinians that are being killed sending ng Standard Linda libroo@oly tem Ceasefire favo,oftheCilofPort a--Omamm�wn.�a—m--V�m cv - 'r.e'artood'=:Pth.."-cal,dM"— var tools T me) ""a wnsm— Yes specific es-1-flOn Ere, Yes to Israel. ta a spec ial meatim of ZA—d Sat Jan 20 City Mal, :::0 but tomy Awnfla knowledge (Pacific shootingst Agenda to support , nota .-- item Cease Fire in Punic Q$ Rubin gmI M weelfic Gaza "art —cludon MOM Than for taking prompt action.No hearing. 2024 When avel un fded, P—MaAg�rcm, htdthe cMthat the Ceasefire Resolutions being passed by Mcd-b—the count, have no a—, ;1700 Agenda Standard item Ceasefire City Council, please be morally responsible and pass the Ceasefire Resolution Time) Yes specific Resolution No Sat Ian 20 Move ov to Moveto 2024 approve approve :::0 Re::on R,::on 2, 2 (Pwfic "& :20 AM St -&A St -en sybria@ya Ple—w— AM" MMUN"a bsarein.. re Time) Yanoff hoo.com Yes specific Gaza l,lamaphobia, raci,m etc is to call these out and condemn them These issues are as relevaruto tolerance of diversity in Port Townsend as they areto Gaza.Thank you Y. Atli Last week, you witnessed the patience,commriantaygsitEdg quietly for three hours in room dbuircing aefy?v)d soargetav�cug to spend three waiting for you f something om eth nag that could have been done at the beginning &W meeting, No council city " or W—" "WeR entrusted withpublic u af th gh t c"WOM tasteful changeto the agenda. Fri Ian 19 You also witnessed the consequence,: the heart attack of a holocaust survivor, whose first question after coming out of coma was whether had been able to finish his add I you You v 11 also have see the 2024 Some of you but one of us a most gave his pent-up anger, and in some cases, heard expressions of anger about this treatment and about the consequence,. S may be insulted, fie for a cause that our community =0 believes ev s (Pwfic Agenda Thi a week we will stand before you again We are thankful thattim, new meeting was set so quickly. Standard dankje@,o tem Ceasefire Ceasefire re Time) Sam 'at, he com yes specific Resolution Zww— Be —cludon W—cly. isanytmia t-edca" its W M mcan said. M Rewhithn Fri Jan 19 2024 184500 GMT-0800 (Pacific Agenda I thin k Port Townsend should have solidarity for the Palestinian Ceasefire. if enough towns do this the power we hold In numbers might be heard. It also sets.p... icl-tfor our most ma,g'm.U.d community Standard item Ceasefire embers Following last week's activities, andth. near death of. community ,—b."itiscl.a,thatit l.anu,g.ntimperati— l trust that you a gree Time) olive, Yes specific .solution No Fri Jan 19 2024 Special 145900 lam writing to ask that the city council should adopt this resolution for a..... fi,.'mGaza. There may be some people who feel that passing.resolution Ii k.thi.I. not the job of a c ity —mil but clearly not all city Ceasefire GMT0800ncil. feel this way... ,.cent Newsweek articlesh—d(http.://.....w..-k.com/li.t.,cities-calling-Israel-gar.-ceasefim1859568),Makmg..,..-heard at the I... l level ls, for —Y of us, one of the Resolution (Pacific bachmann Agenda Gaza few ways that we can..p........ ppo.ition toapolicy of the Bid-Adm'mi.tratio n that we feel 1, wrong- headed and lm moral.have been a s.pp.— fl.,a.I but l have also equally and physically stood with M.1mg- Standa,d Anna a@gmai L' item Ceasefire Palestinians when they were targeted by Israeli's apartheid policies. This conflict can not b.,..olv.d by p... id'mgl.m.I with more bom bs This will make us all complicit, l hope that the city council will support the Monday, Time) I Sac hmann o Yes specific .solution .solution. Yes Jan 22 Fri Jan 19 2024 14:1900 Resolution GMT-0800 24-006 (Pacific Agenda Resolution 1)Wh.,.I....... m panying resolution forth. return of hostages taken by H.—?2)Hama... tinu..tod.cla,. they ml l eagerly repeat this type of attack, where lea resolutionaddressing th1.73)Why have Calling for Standard item for ceasefire there not beensimilarresolutions abou Zthr ample, thea mdti..'mUk4m.7Why I.I.,a.Ih.ldtoahigh.,standard?Th......l shouldst i,kt.th.i, knitting and address l.cal Issues rather than placating the .Ceasefire Ti—) Yes specific 'm Gary 'mflam.d and biased passions of it's citizens Yes 'm Gary Fri Jan 19 2024 ask the city council to pass a Palestine cease fire resolution because I a m horrified that the United States I. p... idi ng weapons and fin. ncial aid to sup port genocide of the Palestinian people. I feel deep shame that 140000 the killing, maiming, starving and displacing of Palestinians i, being done in my name. GMT -0800 The path that has been taken by Israel's klll'mg ofthousands of civil laps cannot possibly b,ing a bout p.ac.'m the region, --cl It mll'mcrease the anger the Arab world already feels b .cause of year after year of (Pacific st... —47 Agenda abuse of the Palestinian people and may p,op.I us Into a global conflict Standard Marla @gmail.co item Cease Fire Marla Streator Time) Streator specific Resolution Fri Jan 19 2024 135700 GMT0800 (Pacific bill.mng. General Standard Willlam @gmail.co public I.,a.I- Tim.) I Range Yes ent IWA Please pa.. .,.solution fora.....-fire In the ism .1 G... War. Yes Gaza war Fri Jan 19 Cea..fi,.ln 2024 Gaza- 12:26:00 special GMT0800Council mtg (Pacific Agenda on Monday, Standard Fayette F fk,.u..@o item Jan. 22, Cea..fi,.'m Time) Krause lympus.net Yes specific 2024 Please pass the C.... fi,. In Gary agenda item.W. have way too —h klll'mg ofc m lian. whoareunar—cl, non-combatants. The U. S. —eptly i.a betting this killing. C.... Tim Nowl Yes Gaza Fri Jan 19 2024 121800 GMT0100(Pacific mgkapka@ Agenda Standard Marga hotmail.co item Cease Fir.i n Please pass this resolution to end the bomb'mg of Gaza and stop..nd'mg additional w.apon.tol.,a.I. Some may believe doing i, not you,job.lfyouarea human being and you. area bout the. a nctity of life,doing Time) Kapka Yes specific IGa,a not only you, job, lt',everybody's job to do what they can to end genocide and promote peace. Please do the rig ht th'mg and pass this resolution. Thank y.. IN. Fri Jan 19 2024 105]00 GMT -0800 Israel- Hamas (Pacific wblei.,@h Agenda Hamas Ihavew.rked In conflictzonesfor aim..tthlrtyyea... Rarely have l felt more powerless and more embarrassed by our foreign policy. We a re condoning the massacre of Innocent people by supplying Israel with Israel Standard Wayne .tmaile. item Cease Fire .oder theguise that it willincreaseour leverage..Israel's behavior. This isacla..i c double message you w.. Id not give to a child. Please help us in saying.oto this catastrophe. Theg.vernmenti...t Cease Fire Time) B4.,yes specific Motion listening and we need Port Townsend to make. moral statement i n opposition in our behalf. Tha.ky.u. yes Declaration Fri Jan 19 2024 W hen worked In DC, I used to remind the folks I worked with that being In public service means you are a servant of every taxpayer. As such, humi Iity was vitally Important Even when the various taxpayers you 082700 ve are ma ki ng things "difficult;' you are a servant GMT -0800 (Pacific Agenda No good comes from wa..Wesh..Id all stand against it In every way possible. The aggressor In every war s h..Id be held accountable, and those who propagate war without thought of ci,ili..... d their suffering Standard item Ceasefire h..Id be held ...... table.Th. Conti ... tion of war sends the message to everyone that violence isthe solution to all our problems. Many citizens of o u r community are passionate a bout this I ....... d as public Cease Fire Time) JA,gel.G 1 yes specific ITesolution .ants, your job is to liste n with hum i lity and respect. yes Resolution Fri Jan 19 2024 074100 GMT0800 (Pacific b2020-1, Agenda Standard Celeste is@gmail.c item Ceasefire What's happening to Palestinians isimmora 1. It is agonizing that our t ...... pp.rt the slaughter of civilians. We must speak out ag.inst it or be Com plidt, Asa city, PT can assert it is on the side of law even during Ceasefire Time) Sennett No specific Resolution ...Many cities have done so. P lease join t hem and use your authority to pass this resolution. yes Resolution Thu Jan 18 2024 234100 am not a fu11 time PT resident I spent 6 of the best years of my life here from 2004-2010, as a farmer (Corona farm), a member of the Farmers Market board, and a teacher at the, now closed, Jefferson Community GMT -0800 School and at the high school. I love this place and this community, partly because people here seem to be a ble to work out differences more amicably than any other place I'- livedo There Is a mutual respect and a (Pacific Agenda .ethat all a re welcome but there a re clear limits on what the community w ill tolerate as a group. One part ofth.t is that we ab,.Wtely be not embrace violence as a —11 of "solving" conflict. Here, or Standard b.balei@y Item Gaza anywhere. Thisresolution is a s imple reaffirmation of.0 r commitment to th....... unity values In the face of at..clties carried out In our names as Jews, Muslims,Israelis, Palestinian.(my grandfather came Time) Sob A16 Ah—e— No specific asefi re to the US from a town near Rama llah'm the current"West Sank") and as US citizens. Please pass the resolution. No asking that the City Co...I pass the Ceasefire Resolution as soon as possible.Si... the increase i n violence began on October 7th, 2023, more than 20,000 people in Gaza have been killed. Most of t hese people Thu Jan 18 in centcivili.....ver half of which a re women and children. Passing this resolution is Important to me because,... young person and fel low human being, It is Important to leave our world In a better way 2024 than we have entered It. The politici..... d billionaires who are benefitting from the genocide of Palestini...... not upholding their duties to provide peace and Ingenuity for humanity. Rather, they are repeating 221800 the history that settler colonialism has wrought for centuries. U.S. politicians, specifically our representatives from Washington State, are not representing our i nte...ts. Simi lar situations are happening al I over the GMT0800U.S., which is why citizens are pushing their city councils to pass a ceasefire res. lution. These cities include: San Francisco, CA; Oakland, CA; Atlanta, GA; Detroit, MI; A ba.y, NY; and many more. Further, County (Pacific Agenda Commissioner Kate D ......... T: telling of her ti me 1. Israel and Palestine has demonstrated that Port Townsend is well-known by the ls.aell military because we a re providing weapons of war to them -specifically Standard item tomahawk missiles. Living in Western Washington, it is no surprise that we.p.,i ..nava l bases are actively killing children in Gaza.Please, City Council, NAME this res lity a nd DO something to put Port Time) yes specific Townsend on the map as a city calling for a nl—dot......fi.e 1. Israel and Palestine. No — p,,ki,g i, f—, ofth, Resolution t, support Ceasefire I , G... As I read it, I felt . surge of power and pride'm what y.. .,—, .,d the messages it sends to ...community .,d beyond. 1 .1,. read the 11- from the Regional Director of Stand With U, Northwest It —mc.d — of the -- of 2022, when we had .-ic— tt— ptihg t. UfW-1. your P1.11—ti- of I.Pp.1 f., our LGBTQ. --ity, I hope y.. will Ii-, t. P- T. --c! —id.-, not .—jc—, Th. last time the situation I , P.1-im. .., b.f.e us'm Port Townsend I was ...e, I turned away f— the w.e f., f— that my Jewish f,i-c, ...Id think Iwas antisemitic. That possibility cfi--fi.il that I buried my head'm the sand. I —'t d. that I,— I have no tolerance f., anti—itis— And 1,1—ph.bi. A m Gaza Is not antisemitic It addresses.. Israeli g.—U—It that Is out of --], with f-cmg from the US I — sympathetic t. the —tith— that this Isn't city —mil c—im T--, I cfi,.g,— As .... —ed officials, who represent u, .,d our values, I feel it Is vital that ..... i,e be heard by all 1-1, of g.—U—Ut, Our g—m—ht represents us'm critical ..... of safety, morals and fi.... I responsi —ponsbiliti— Wh.t ofth. H.Uy of,i, sending — pons for Israelt. —.g.m. Gaza, andth- moneyf., humanitarian aidt. help .fh,,th.,..t-k,? We.p—f— ... local hdi- 1,1.Ud Regarding whether city g—m—ht Is . place for . resolution ....... fim m G.,A I will use the —.mc—f mytith. reporting the cities ...... the US that have passed ... h . —.wti- S..ttb,,Oiy,h piAB.11HUgh. TC ... ti, CA,D.Y,, CA F.1—, CA,S., Francisco Th. J., 18 Oakland, CA,Ri,h,,.Uc, CAT.fl—, CA,Ci.id.hy, CA,L.,g Beach, CAJ... City, IA,Ann Arbor, Mi,St Louis, Mi,M.di,.U, Wi ... Mi,D.Yt-, Chi.,Ati—A GA,Yp,il.,ti, Mi,W.yU. County, Mi,D—b- 202,MI Dearborn Heights, MiT—i Mi,D—— it, Mi,Ak,.U, chi.,StCollege, PA,Gm—b—, NC,C.,b.,., NC,WiI,flUgt.U, DE,P.tu—, NJ 213600 T.lec-U, NJ,P,.,p.,t Park, NJ,B,icgep-, CT,P ... id.—, RI,Alb.,y, NY GMT 0800 Portland, ME (Pacific k. --Agenda Standard Kathy pt@gth A, — Ceasefire I .,ky.— have P -T --c! a dd.dt.thi,g,..iUg H,t. Collectively we can —k. . diffu.— m . .Ilf., p..— Thank You. Time) Stevenson Y., specific Resolution N. Isupport replacing the currently ..,d.d sixth "whereas" statement with the suggested language below. CURRENT -ANGUA E W IT E R EAS, bl.— October 7, 2023, and today, armed Ve... h., claimed the Ii-, of t— of thousands f P. I -ihi. n and Issell civilians; the death t.11 h., Udiic.d Americans and chi Id—, and t— of thousands more have been .—c.c; and SUGGESTED LANGUAGE: WHEREAS, bl—, October 7, 2023, and January 14, 2021, armed violence h., 14—d the Ii— f —, 23,000 P.1 -mi., .,d —, 1,200 —.1i dmfli—; the death t.11 h., di.id.cl Americans .,d children, .,d _, 60,000 P.Ie,fmi— .,d approximately 5,400 Israelis have been ...,d.d (p., the UN 01 of Coordinated T—,i-i- Aff.i,,/OCHA) g— t,ip .,d —.1 mp.-d I -hp- d.y 97; At the C—,fl— —1mg on 1/10, there .., discussion b..t the 6th `W hu—" -t—Ut, The —cmg I , the City', current Ceasefire R ...kiti- still —c, ., though the .—c! violence h., claimed the Ii-, of "t-, of thousands of P.1 -mi- mifl—" AND "t-, of thousands Tens fthousands fl Is civilians have not been ki 11ed Thu J., 18 Th.-t—Ut.&—cl, "t--fth--c—..e have been wounded." This statement i, —big,i ..... d p.—ti. Ily fl,]-cmg, O,,Iy "t— of thousands"of Palestinians have been wounded, .,d . pp ... I mately 2024 5,400 —.1i, h— b.- wounded. 21:12:00 1 1200Ceasefire & GMT 0800 End ti,. PI— — . tth.f.- d—ly t. —id —bigi.iity .,d f.],e statements. Stating f.- d— not q-1 "t.kiUg sides." Th— —b L (Pacific Ag -c. We. P.U, t. Standard item 1"..] Ple..e p... the Ceasefire R ...li.iti- Ti —) Y., specific Resolution 'I -d Daniel Rosenberg, - American -born Jew working as a trauma therapist i, PT, I askyou t, signthe ceasefire resolution on behalf .fthe Jewish community. By ..y of..pi—tmd, I'll share . personal t.,y from my Birthright 1-6 trip: I ..1 ..k- t d— .,d taken to the h.l.,..,t Naturally, this provoked --dd ... grief -d -g— Many of , left wondering he, t. .,p.dd t. —h horror. Birthright —.1 had .. answer. 0.t stop .., the 91.1elit. f an American b... Jew he died fighting In the 1-0 military. His , g,e .., heavily decocted .,d wee,. told hew fulfil led he felt giving his life In service to his pebble, Th. —AmerAmerican, unspoken twy, — could prevent . f—,. h.1--, p.k- m plication.., that by serving In the Israeli military, This Is he. I .., exposed to the p,.p.g.,d. ca mp.ign that conflates Jewish Identity with Zionist id..].gy .,d projects the fear of antisemitism onto the Arab —id I .., told by everyone I k,.. I. Israel that the Palestinians want nothing m... than my dead After being welcomed Into Palestinian h.— f., ten days In the We. Bank, I k— thisIsn't t—. Th. pain .,d fear of my pebble are being exploited in service t. an openly violent political id..].gy that threatens t. .,,I hil.t. an entire group f pebble, Thu J., 18 1 trust y.0 he., the concerns f —y Jews who are afraid of rising . Tti—iti— In the community. They even .,k y.0 to eddy this —.Wti- because of thi,. I tell y.., their fear Is —I .,d antisemitism Is idd.dd I'll dangerous. Though, if y.. refuse t. call for . ..... Tim, y.0 will be fuelingTti—iti—, not fighting fightidg i 1.5800 GMT -0800 MT 0800 Th. —I antisemitism that affects this community promotes . naretive where Jews are responsible for .11 the —1d', -I nation, If , Jewish bt ,, th the ,,pp- government, J1 g.dt, ,flt� h.i ...... I — g.i nst (Pacific d....528 Agedda humanity In fill view—this ill fuel the fire of -- i, unconscionable. Ple... w — Ttiitilfy.0 clear-eyed person, y.0 k— what i, h pp_ idg I , G.a dthi, pandering th.fefy ... Jewish StandardStd.,d Daniel Daniel— @gile. — ea C .. fim ,titdt, I tell yhave been ii,W.ted, liect., .,c— — — D. pit . dig graves — w — we—ghtt. .e., enemy h... thi, I,- nopermit— ...e, U,dthd position fy.., ffi,.t. speak ..tf., what i, right This i, Ceasefire Ti Rosenberg 'e, specific Re id t. not only t he P. le,tidi... in G—, but t. the Jews in this -- 'e, Resolution ...kiti- My i� Lori Bernstein. Ne Wed .,d ,.,k.d In P- Townsend f., .1—t 3 decades. My Ch'C.-'„ewedsmall — be, of P.bii: ,e- f— —, Jewish community —be—,h. pp.,ethis Ceasefire Resolution. E, h.idg the talking poi -id the e—IYzeei,ed f— the L., Angeles based organization, Stand WithU,, these good be. ple, .., f,iddc, and eigh,......k 3 things of y- 1)d.t t. ” .... —b" t. public pressure. Bit. consider ice, ,hyy.. are ,illing to take —d on "this gi.b.1 And finally, ,dfinally,Elite Elitemh,ice, whether this Re,.],.iti- might"Twthe, — ,gey,, —t. --tdbto public pressure, but to respond t. the .]I f— majority j.,ity I . ..... --— ity t. pthis Re,.],.iti- By passing this Resolution, y.. ,ill —plify .., .]I to eddthe kilimig by ,d — House. councils, f city .........country that have passed mil., Resolutions I , 2019 submitting .bttcopies pid, fthe ResolutionResolutiont. .. be,, f C.dg,e,, .,d the White ... . Add PT will finally join the cdozensY" passed T J., 18 'e. "'th --- worldwide.Ilidg f., .., federal geednegotiate the eliminaelimielimination—— elimination f nuclear .p.The Ceasefire Resolution-- - represents eq-mcommitment p.—t ,fledt t. the .fly of Jews, A,.b,, ,d all 202,h—i,m I 'd 204800 Finally, want to addressthe—e f mentioned,dozensA�dozensf U.S. passeditid, have ped these Resolutions aware f . single mice— f that h., taken— result The GMT 0800 Resolution explicitly states, i, the second f t he `—.1,d" clauses: "BE IT FU RTH ER RE SOLV E D that the P.1 Townsend City Council ffi-, its commitment t. combat A,ti—iti—, Islamophobia, and ..ti- P.,ifi, f,.ggyb.n Agenda P. ld,tidod, . n4 A,.b, and anti- Israel I big -y," Standard Lori —20@g it— Ceasefire I . m Jem, h and I stand with t he majority of Jews and non -Jews id t his commun I ty who wige y.0 to p... this Resolution. Time) Bernstein -dw — Ye, specific R—Ait— N. Las[ updated Name (optional) Email (optional) Da you wade, I' e, ar business in City limits? Type of public --t If Agenda it.., please state which a Publiccamment Written publiccammentislimitedta 2350characters(withspaces),Ifyauexreed this amount, you will be unable to submitthmfarmuntilyaur cammentis2350charactersarless. Is your written publicIf ent fora Public Hearing? s,, what is the subject of thePublic Hearing? Mon Jan 2204 1111 1 16:05:00 6 MT- Stop sending Stop sending 0Soo (Pacific tablets Agendaapprove approve Standard Daniel barbell0u@ item asefire No decent person can object to a ceasefire. asefi re Time) Shunra Icloud.com yes specific esolution Please a pprov, this it's past time. yes esolution Dear City Council, Mon Jan Please pass the Resolution 24 006 Calling for a Ceasefire'm Gaza. It's beautifully written and takes a clear stand for basic rights of humanity. 22 2024 160200 Most of all, 1 want to affirm how I mportant it Is that we can make grassroots c hang, sta ming with our local elected leaders. 6MT- 0Soo Thankyoul (Pacific Agenda Standard Erin item Warmly, Time) Read'mg No specific Erin No This week Pi lertinans all fora Global Strike demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. This rtrike is to disrupt business as usual and rtop the genodde. My family is heeding the all and choosing not to shop this week, minus what's needed forth, youth. Choosing not to shop (asp, grocery shop) will have a big impaa on us because we don'thave a pantry. My family does not have a home. We are a family of 3, living ott.f our car, traveling between friends -d motels, like many many others. Beaus, of this, we do not keep a lot of food. We heavily rely on regulartdps to the grocery rtore. Choosing not to buy groceries right now impacts us and muni¢ not having .mess to a grocery rtore or food supply. --day, the fi-day ofthe t,ik,,we—out of cheese,milk, coffee,bananas, and oanges. Ifwe run out offood, Iwill fart. Fasting is important. It is a way that we an build direct empathy and mnn—ion with the people of Gaza. As I experience ou r food supply diminish and do my b—to choose nutrition, I will think about those in Gaza who don't have a choice, who an't go toa grocery rtore, who —t meet thd.... ds. will remember the ways that these conditions a re human made —through war, greed, hoarding, apiti lism, ownership, fear, hate, righteousness, domination, control, violence, manipulation—through human actions. Mon Jan will rememberth, ways I am mmplidt. I will ask myself to rtop, to fart -from all of it, and mostly from complicity. What would ittake to not participate, to not be mmplidt in the global -t— of exploitation, violence, and greed? 22 2024 What would empowerment look like? 16:0100 This is how I am res ponding to a all for global.¢ion. This is the aaific, my family is making to forte, empathy a round the depdvation and starvation that millions are ex ,H—i g, This is how Weare using our power and building our GMT- will Power. 0800 (Pacific ..tte..uz Agenda l invite you to join the globalrtik, and tome— ith the lived, ,denmsof PilertiniansI -it, you to find the ways that the City of PorcTownsend is mmplidt in genocide and ask yourselves what it would take to rtop it. Standard Annette ick.@g—il Item Ceasefire Ti me) Ruzick. Yes specific Resolution The city co ndl an use itsmllective voice to ay n o to business as usual. you, voices arty pow an d pdvilege. l urge you to use you, voices, to share your power with the people of Gaza, and to call for a ceasefire. Mon Jan 1110 1 2204 15:42:00 GMT - 0800 Port Angeles tried to pass a G ... ..... fi re resolution but it has been stifled by those who do not wantto accept that 1) —.1 is committing gia—ide 2)th.tthe US should stop funding genocide. Mostly we heard. (Pacific Agenda Gaza lot of Islamophobia in the form of public comment There was a pretty even split of people speaking out for and against the resolution. There is also a Nazi who has taken not only to commenting on Web E.(the Gaza Standard ...lyn@ri item asefire ohIi tie platform) at Port Angeles City C...ci l meetingsant also to sending the s. me hateful speech messages In the mail. Have you also received these hateful mailing,J.Wamd to your house? I hope that you have asefire Time) Carolyn seup..et No specific .solution the votes to pass t his resolution and that you can pressure K i lmer and eid-to stop funding g,nocide. P l ease con nett with us In Port A.gal esand help us pass a resolution if you are success full Th..kyoull Yes .solution Mon Jan 22 2024 Hi, I am urging that at today's meeting (1/16), the City Council approve the Ceasefire Resolution. Watching other cities both big and —.11 cal I fora ceasefire has shown a priority & dedication to not —.i n si lent and 152300 omplicit in the ethnic cleansing of thousands of people in the last few months. Many of us here i n Port Townsend have been cal ling our representatives hoping to be listened to, to no avail, highlighting the GMT- importance of the attention of City Counci Ito represent Its residents voices in being heard. Our community has been reaching out across the peni nsula and'mto Seattle to support this cause. 0800have heard the question.sked'why does this natio nal i...... ncern us?' and I want to be clear that the values we uphold here around community and supporting each other through mutual aid, need to be (Pacific Agenda reflected In how we tum...attention to the values of the collective as they a.e'mtercon... tad . Here l n PT we experience a lot of ... hi- and safety from the horrors of what's going on l n Palestine, even positioned Special City Standard item Ceasefire o close to Indian lsland,whi,h has docked shi ps l n support of the war In the Middle East Council Time) Yes specific Resolution Ca l ling for a ceasefire is the fi 1. step l n showing our solld..ity i,upholding&reflecting our va l ues both I ... ]ly(h..wewou ld respond to violence& prejudice here) and globally. Yes Meeting Mon Jan 22 2024 151100 Gm 0800 (Pacific Agenda Plia—,In,geyou to not look away and to face the atrocities happening in Gaza. The Israeli government is committing genocide before ou.eyes. Standard item Ceasefire Is.pp.1 the city ... ndl passi ng the ceasefire resolution. Ourcommu nity is one of many voices that can be uplifted to demand ac,a,,fi re and an end to U.S. military aid to l s rael. The people of Palestine a re suffering Time) Emily yes specific Resolution and we cannot numb ourselves and Ignore the violence and ethnic cleansing they are experiencing. We are not free until everyone is free. IN. We all agreeth,t the death,, Injuries, and d --i- i, G... —t ..p, Th. Images we have .11 sea, since Oct. 7 are heartbreaking and horrific. N—td.]—, I — asking City Council .tt. p..s this resolution, f., f ........ — Fi,., although —h —k has been d— on the draft, it remains dow that the resolution pi...s primary blame for the war on Israel and E.g., the —.1hti- juxtaposes H.—' attack on 10/7 alone with —.1" entire —P-- It --a that citizens were "targeted" and is being used as . —p- of ..," but does not reference possible use of citizens as h.— shield, and sexual assault as a —p- Is the,. .,y ..do., that PT residents with roots In the region are ..dd.,idg If they are safe he,.' Second, the resolution --, that . ceasefire will occur if the U.S. and Is—] call f., it. Sadly, decades of ..puio— show the,e will be no lasting ceasefire -til the root ...... of the —fliet are addressed, id,Wdidg the I evolvement of Iran, Russia, and to,, of other militant groups. This is why ti- of hostilities" and `h—,i-i- pauses" are —h more accurato ph,.,., -til diplomacy Who, the resolution —,jd— `1-6" and `H. —," as unitary entities. They are not Each Involves.. huge range of views from --g— to .,did.,y people yearning f., peace Th. resolution caricatures the M- J., parties In . ..y that amply cl.cap— divisions and lead, to conspiracytheories proliferating (see Wash Post J., 21), Th... divisions could .1,. lead to hate crimes (.,g,, violent attack In London today), 22 201 14:38:00Fourth, id," ill not help: ,d, "be,, hug" diplomacy is being to —b expansion ———.f—Iran, North—1 ; Arab League the call to ",top sending —, to the ..,,i,g partiediplomacy—c! fth. fighting; H.' , Nh K., ,- Gm —i-, which get —, f— the U.S. ... currently defending the Rod So. Meanwhile, condconditiondismantled,M.hild, the EU has .]led for . ..... fi,e condition that H.is chbod, which is . position — itithat k., . BUT City C .... is 0 Soo Special h..Id not be calling f., foreign .gi— h -go, ( Pacific Agenda B--, Standard item Meeting on lurge City C...ci C....I to take . different a pp....h. h As the, cities have d— - , .]I urinate the foreign policy pronouncements—which city —mil, — of hot ........ to —d expertly— and make . . imp le and Gaza Time) No specific G... straightforward ,]I f,, lasting peace, freedom, add justice. Yes Resolution ...Wti- Mon Me, — 22 201 14:31:00 Gm 0800 ( Pacific rhvegd.hl Agenda Whu—th. oppression of P. le,tidi..s by the ..to of Is—] has been going on f., of ... do,, add be,.., Israeli —p-... to Palestinian resistance has, f., decades been grosslycisproportionate,and-whereas so Standard Rolf @y.h..,. item Ceasefire ,,b,t,,t,,,d hid, add hu—th. United St.ta,.fA—i,.fid ....... of —— —y,ieti—fth . ..... dtlsraellattacks are — , as h of I ....1', .., cl.p--ondt, leaving blood ,y hands and the Ceasefire Time) I Vegas hl I Yes i,p.,ifi, I .... hands of ,y fel Is. dti—,, I plea d: Demand . , m mediate I ... d, —.fi- Yes .solution. M- J., 22 201 112700 Gm Do., City Council, Iappreciate th. opportunity to hold . meeting .,..,d this and I hope that for .dt.dti..s topic, going f. -.,d, e'll have those opportunities f., Special Meetings as as to h.— 0 very..very...',Sovery...', time efficiently, both y ...... of the public's. I also believe that hearing people (the public) creates . smoother process, eve, if the pleaseu— outcome does hot please everyone. Th. proposed .... (.,d ( Pacific leta—g'.- Agenda original — al thefthi, —mmeg) has id,pi,.d to got m..e i,v.1vdd In politics (local and national) and to Investigate he,. ,y own taxpayer— paye, d.11a,e going.d t dg. Th. .do to speak to .., ...representatives _. Standard Alet. ..y@ h.- it" Ceasefire _ a d.,i,. to support the innocent folks he a,. being —listed against .,,.dtly In Ga ` It', ,y hope that P- T. --d continues to have the "strength of[a]tight-k. from it and f—a hot hidkidg community"Ti —) Greenway ail.— specific (Amy Howard December 2023 N..,Idne,) by looking beyond bordersto the greater b.,d.,, ofth. giche and taking a stand against war. Thank y.. M- Jan 22 201 112700 Gm 0 Soo,,t to this ,tiand the city's dv.1vodt in this on a vocal —tdt b resolutionresolution— flity pushing their Imon ill-conceived agenda all of �, he live id tthis is a — aided, ill ived add anti -Israel statement Pacific Agendae t do d"'td,.i ,d.th.f.fl..mg facts: IT—, is a designated Hamas sent , .dt ad ,b,fid's across the border to kill, rape and capture civili-s idcWdidg .—ed, child— and toddlers to Standard it— Gaza hold a, hostages; —e of which have been —olued IT—, conceals military weapons and ,,,a,d structure In highly populated areas using civilians as shields(mosques, school, andhospitals). NO CEASEFIRE Gaza Time) I K- Fabd,kI IYe, Ispecific ResolutionIWITHOUTTHE RETURN OF HOSTAGES; UNHARMED. lYe, Mon Jan 2204 221, 1 1402:00 GMT - 0800 (Pacific Standard Time) H8 Yes Agenda item specific Ceasefire With every bomb dropped on Gaza l With every sniper bullet being s h.t In the Wast Sank, Weare watching part of our own human history being wiped offth. face ofth.earth. We a re watching artists, scientists, doctors, engineers,teachers,farmers, writers and so much more both past' present and future being —d ere d. This is not only their future, it is also ours Wenot continue to s it by and ware h as ME N,WOMEN, CH I LD REN and AN I MALS who we s have the pia net with a re wi ped out of existent el Ca l l for a CEAS E It R E now l Yes Ceasefire ask that the City Count 11 pass theresolution calling fora ceasefire 11 G.I.. Currently, the sit -ti .n'm Gary fu If IIs the social -scientific and the conventional definitions of genocide. The only remaining definition—the legal—is being a.gued'm the'mtemati.nal court as we speak. While I recognise that it Is not the standard for the PT City Council to make statements o n'mtemati.nal affairs, it Is imperative that we do so now. Mon Jan 2220 1 2204 0.,— ur city prides itself on its grassroots politics, and when .... tate and national representatives do not cal I for an end to genocide, it must fall to us to do so. As the C.unci I resolved last year, Port Townsend Is a 115]:00 'Human Rights City; and there is precedent for the City Counci Ito make statements mgard'mg Issues beyond themof just our town. Cities across the country have already modelled this grassroots call for peace, GMT- Resolution 'mcluding...sist—S..ttleand Olympia.Callingf.raceas.fim is essential if the City Council w fishes to model" leaders hip and advocacy on behalf of human rights for all people" P lease do so today by calling fora 0800 24 -006. c -.fire. Resolution (Pacific Agenda Cal llngf.ra Cal llngf.ra Standard Rose Sugel-rose@shun item Ceasefire'm lama descendant of Jewish victims of the Hol.caust,..d a proud s.pp.rte.ofPalestinians'right to live, and live freely. It is not complex to call fora cease fire when tens of thousands a re dead. It does not hurt Ceasefire'm Time) Shun.a net Yes specific Gaza any.ne'm.u. community t. call for a n end to war. Yes Gaza Mon Jan 2204 2220 1 1140:00 GMT- Resolution 0800 24-006 (Pacific Agenda Call'mgf.ra Pleasesupp.rtthe Ceasefire Resolution when it comes up for consideration. Though fellow Americans get l.st'm the particulars and em.ti.ns.un high, the fact underlying the tertiblesituation'm Gaza isthat public Standard David item Ceasefire'm o policy and diplomacy h.,f.iledth.— With.utthe US sp..kiUg'm.s-Ug and uniformv ice to demand a cease fire,Ise. no other way .fit ever happening. It's the rightthiUg to do. Please vote up Resolution 24 Time) Brown Yes specific Gaza 006 when each ofy.. has the opportunity and do you. part to help stop the bloodshed. No According to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor out of Switzerland, between October 7th, 2023 and January 19th, 2024, Israel had murdered 29,720 civilians in Gana. 12,660 of those CHILDREN, murdered i, the most horrific ways, i, less than four month, rael has cut off food and medlcinet. Gaza,'mte.ti.nally starving a captive population of more than 2 million people. Forgive me, but children (hit by Israeli bombs) are having their Ilmb, —p—ted daily In G.,A WITH OUT anesthetic. Plea.. think of your children, your nephews, nieces, grandchildren, and Imagine them having their II mb, surgically removed whl le fully awake with no anesthetic and no pain kll ler for after the surgery. Can you bear the thought of it? cannot And that I, the reality for thousands In Gaza. We must intervene. rael Ismanufacturing one of, if not the, darkest, most horrific humanitarian crisis of our time. People dig for days for their loved ones beneath bomb -shredded rubble with their bare hands. They are grinding horse food for flour In north Gary because they are starving to death. Children collect the sc raps of their sibll ng, b.c ie.'mt. plastic bags. Poor starving animals and pets are eating human bodies from the rubble. It I, beyond depraved, the atrocities Israel I, committing a.d'mfllcting, and we must not look away and pretend it isn't ha ppening and we must stand fervently against It If you are repulsed reading these thi ngs, as we all should be, Imagine living these experiences for a lm.,t four months It I, barbaric, deeply hope that if someone was depriving me of my freedom and committing crimes against me, my children, and my family, that a person observing would take action on my behalf or In solidarity with me. If I wish this for myself, that someone might care and help me n my ti me of need, how then could I look away, and not take action to help others I n their desperate time of need? This col lective protection of and love for each other I, our shared humanity. Mon Jan 22 2024 The Palestinian people deserve Ta, justice, freedom, and joy. We must fight for them. 133100 GMT- We MUST demand a ceasefire. We MUST protect Innocents. Dur humanity demands it. Dur motility demands it. Dur collective dream for a better world demands it. 0800 (Pacific lea..a,wa. General It i, a matter of honor. Standard Lea..a e@gmail.c. public Ceasefire Time) Swa ne Yes ht Ceasefire NOW. Yes Resolution The public display of disrespect and lack of care for the constituents present at last week's meeting, by the Mayor and the council members was beyond dkhea rtening. Not alone for the fact that the majority of public n attendance were 70+years old, but on top of that because we were In the middle of an Ice/snow storm, and it was during dinner hours. All of which was more than likely the c.nt.i buting factor to the second mmente is cardiac arrest The fact that this council I, now ch ... i ng to hold another meeting today, making everyone come back out, tither than taking accountability and showing respect by just moving forward with the app ... a I of the Mon Jan .solution, without making further demands of time and energy from your constituents Conti nue. to display to us how little care and respect you hold for us as your public. 22 2024 131400 Please do better. Do better for your constituents. Do better for the people of Palestine, evho as the second commenter so beautifully spoke last week, would continue to die by the thousands If you put this off one GMT- veek. W hile of course this small town resolution ill not end genocide, it will support your constituents In feeling like Port Townsend doesn't stand for hate and racism. It ill help your constituents feel proud 0800 and empowered to g. out In the world and do better for our global communities. It wil I lead by example. So please, do better today and pass this resolution without makl ng us come back i, tonight Do better today (Pacific Agenda for the second comment,,I......0 and his family who've all experienced a --a as .suit of your movi ng the ce—fre resolution to the end of last week's agendas Do better for the other Com mu pity m embers Standard Item Ceasefire who were present last week,who..peri--c!.... ndaryttiuma as a .... It ofth.ih,ident Ia,kthaty.u, Port Townsend City Council members, do better today out of l.vef.ry.u. pe.ple,the pe.pley.0 were Ceasefire Time) Yes specific Resolution elected to represent. Tha n k you. Yes Resolution Mon Jan 22 2024 125200 GMT- City Council 0800 Special We've been watching in horror as Israel's bombing of Gar. has now, killed.ve.24,000 Palestinian civilians since the Hamas attack on October 7. There will be no end to the violence without a ceasefire. Joe Bid -i, (Pacific judydam.r Agenda Ceasefire the one person who can ma ke thishappen. He needs to do it. His sup port for Israel's assault on Gaza l,u.dermining respect for the US around the—id .It', also s.,I... lyu.dermining his chances f.r.eelecti.n. Standard Judy e@gmail.,, item Resolution Trumpls likely to w unless 8iden does something heroic,Iikeca Ming for a ceasefire and an end to the genocide. The City of Port Townsend ca n hel p convince him to do this by joining cities across th..... tyin Ceasefire Time) D'Am.re Yes specific Meeting demandingacea,efinea.d an end to eideha support for Netanyahu', wa r on Palestinian ivilia.,. Please pass this Ceasefire R ... .ii ly., I Resolution My—, Is D-idfld Fodor. I —k In P- Townsend, as an arti,t, . teacher .,d . h— care —k— I —k with young ..pie .,d the disabled, p..pi, who are too often p,,,,],,, and voiceless when governmental ,.Iide, are —d., Wh- I — the bombings, gunfire, .,d deaths happening I , G—, I — the f.— of my -,.- .,d my did-, I k— there ..e th..,.,d, of innocent p -pi., Ii ke them, whose lives have been destroyed. M- J., Whildth. —, tend t. f.— on the 24,000 people who have died, equally important i, the the I.dg s h.d.w of disability .,d m-g--ti—I -.— that this .., i, idfli,ti,g on millions of people. N, only will the 2220 4 Palestinian people suffering f— V— this .— b—h. —.1i ..pie will suffer, t— A .., like this h., f., soldiers .,d civilians onboth id., are traumatized. ,2 1700 Gm As we stand idly by, munitions that feed the killing travel p.. u, ,d,y day. Our federal g. --ht Is ignoring the will of ..r p..pi. individual citizens, cities .,d municipalities must .i,. their .I... however 0800 (Pacific d.,idl]dfd Agenda Standard Danielle .,@g—il — Ceasefire I .,k the city —mil to p— the resolution In support of —dot ...... fi- Ti —) F.c., Y., specific Resolution N. M- J., 2220 4 12 0100 Gm 0800 (Pacific General Standard p,.ibli, Ti N. --dt pl-'. support . ....e fire in G... Y., Ceasefire it Is absolutely ....... ry f., our .].—d ff,i. It.,.,demoth. genocide ., it Is unfoldingunfoldingtoday I Gaza, and 11 f., C.... Fire.Arguments —i g that —.1 h., aright to defend itself, co stand with this �feel ,dj .f indiscriminate bombing, ., dII ., long e "' oppression, torture, .,d utterly -j— treatment f Palestinian ..pie f., decades Th— Is ethniccleansing going on , this present d.y, we..... t b. 0-1 This term — i, - .. reality devastating lity to b. witnessing. Though the ..pie cal ling for cease fire, heartbreakingly, —— y f .., .].d officials In Congress are not We need t. reveal .1 th-- iof the ..pie wherever possible - this —t-, .,d pi... pressure on calling for ..... fire I , Gaza. Hu. are ,.,d, f ... "Th u 39 dtie ...... d th ..... tl� that h— passed resolutions those— — All those city mil, ,id ... d these .solutions .p,i.t. . they went through time .,d tr.. bie to p— them. We — those t. thother 6W . .t them. T. .y ... twon't k. .,y difference i, Ii k . . citizen — t, appropriate h. dW— tpp.,— differencepart, because h. .y, th..e Is little , h.... his 'idgi. — will k . . . y diff--. It Is our — responsibility matter h.. —11, d', t. do M- J., 2220 4 Although . majority fA-nui—, .— . ceasefire, C.dg...s i, not representing us Therefore are turning to 1.1.1 governments. Together we —y get Congress to ....e being fl -t As H.]-- mit., Ellie 11 0000Wi—I .ic, "it i, not —c, that kill, it i, silence. Silenceencourages the --h—, I,—, the --c! " PI—., city —mil, c. not -y s fl -t` Gm Resolution 0 Soo 2 006 1 ...Id add that I h.pe when y.. I..k back on this time where as a publicly .1.,tdd official, y.. had an opportunity t. c. some —11 thing t. contribute t. ending an 1W, cleansing that ... occurring whiley.. (Pacific hb .... ryb� Ag -c. C I lidgf— u.—tdc! id ffim I h.p.y.. mll not have mg— I h.p.th.t instead you ill b—bi.t. I..k b.,k .,cf-1 In y..r h— f h,,q,th,ty,, dicy... p,,tt, -cithi--, -doppression .folding ath—ry St.dd Standard Shannon .. 2@g—ilL, _ Ceasefire In ti — were . seated publicly leans .]I f., C.... Fire N. y .1d,tdd .cTh... i, , , idg occurring present d.y In Gar., we need t. .I .. ..... — —c! .,d c.it end.We- Time) I Ryan 1— YeI j,p.,ifi, IGaza I I Hello, my name is Christy Co., and a Ith.ugh I do not —id. m Jefferson County, as your CIa11am neighbor and a frequent visitor of Port Townsend, I wantto make my voice heard. I'm writing you to request you .to yes on the proposed Ceasefire Resolution calling for an end to the gen-cide'm Gaza, being carried out by the Is sell Military. More than 30,000 people have died, mak'mg this the deadliest conflict of the 21st century, with no end'm sight Our tax dollars are funding the murder, maiming, displacement, and starvation of'm.... t civilians It Is Mon Jan acceptable, and as an elected offici.I, I believe you must stand up and speak out against it 2204 2220 1 1045:00 I've ca Iled and written all of our congressional and senate reps as well as the white house, with I ittle to no response and absolutely no ch-ge'm the US policy of supporting Israel financially and with weapons I GMT- believethat with signed resolutions supported by local city councils, we can push Kilmer and our other reps to speak up in Washington. We h—t. start somewhere. 0800 (Pacific Agenda Please,ify-u have.heart call for a n end to the genocide. Call for a n end to US tax dollars being spent to —d., children. Speak up loudly and proudly against thlsat..city. Standard ch,istyrcox item Ceasefire Time) Christy @fives -m No specific Resolution Th. n k you for your time. No The large number of public comments made on the Issue of the resolution cal ling fora .....fire'm Gaza stands as its own witness to how deeply the current warfare has affected people I n this dry, Sut none more so Mon Jan than Otto Smith, who spoke up despite this lit—fly breaking his heart Such courage is contagious, and we are (I believe) ALL here to honor that. 22 2024 101900 Some of us have had our lives intertwined with the histories of Palestine and Israel, through circumstances of birth or Immig,Ai-n; others have read the history and become outraged; others still have seen media GMT- Resolution reports. 0800 24-006 (Pacific Agenda Cal lingfora What unites usa 11 is that we are here'm Port Townsend, and we wantto make-urv-ic e heard to E ND this Standard Dena Sugel den.@shu item Ceasefi re In Time) Shu.ra .net yes specific Gaza Please pass this resolution today, so we can be part of calling for thlsceaseLim and other measures that w ill tend to bring relief and lead to a more perm anent end to strife there. Mon Jan 22 2024 094800 Gm 0800 (Pacific Iibbypalmer Agenda Standard Libby 2024@gma item Resolution Ceasefire Time) I Palmer il,-m yes specific IN., 24-006 lam Jewish, have lived'm PT for 43 years and my br-t her and fat her a re bwi ed'm lsrae1.1 —Ug su pool a n Israel/Gar. ceasefire and im mediateend to US mi litary assistance to l —.1, yes .solution Mon Jan 222024 As an employee of local government for more than 32 years,I'm astonished that the City Counci l would try to inject itself'mt Uternati-nal foreign affairs. Althoughthis Resol ution 24-006hasbeen revised, it took 092400 veeks for the words"release the hostages" to a pp.., m the sa me sentence as"ceasefire". Sy passing this resolution you a rea lig,,mg yourself with a group whose name saysitall. Theyare sol idly for Palestinians-0ut GMT- only n Israel -not In Lebanon or Syria where they Ilve In a state of Apartheid.ThI, group doesn't want to talk about the unprovoked brutal violence and sexual violence ag.i nst Israelis. They don't want to tai k about 0800 Hamas and how, It uses its Innocent citizens as shields, how it militarizes hospita Is, school s..d mosques, how it diverts aid. They don't wantto talk about how Hamas uses Its money to build tunnels and buy weapons (Pacific dlanalevin3 Agenda Instead of helping its citi,o-Th. Resolution doesn't call for the dlsma.tllm of Hamas with whom l srael has declared war.Ironically, Israel has no desiteto obliterated the Palestinian populati-n-just Hamas. Standard 60@gmail.c item Resolution Palestinians,however, and their government have dearly stated goals of destroying l —.1 and its population.- the very definition of genocide, l u rge you asa local government to stick to local governing.Leave Resolution Time) Diana Levin- yes specific 24006 'Uternati-nal affairs to t he foreig n policy experts yes 24006