Fox: Oakland City Council passes Gaza ceasefire resolution after passionate debate
OAKLAND - The Oakland City Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza drew passionate public comment that lasted more than four hours Monday night, before the city council passed the resolution by a unanimous vote after a vigorous debate.
The resolution was proposed by council member Carroll Fife who said that she worked with Jewish and Muslim community members to craft her resolution.
"That was the fourth draft of a resolution that was created that intentionally attempted to de-politicize and make a resolution that centered on peace. And it didn't name condemnation of Hamas. It didn't name condemnation of Israel because we wanted to focus on "Love Life" and lifting up what we support, not we condemn," said Fife.
