Oaklandside: Oakland is next to consider a Gaza ceasefire resolution
Local activists—including Palestinians, Jews, and others—have marched, boarded a military supply ship, and occupied the federal building to put pressure on U.S. leaders to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Now they want the Oakland City Council to take a stand against the war, which started after Hamas soldiers attacked Israeli civilians and military installations on Oct. 7. Hamas said it carried out the attack because of Israel’s treatment of Palestinian prisoners, Israeli policy around Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, and the expansion of settlements in the West Bank, which is part of the Palestinian territory the international community says Israel has illegally occupied for decades.
On Monday, the council will consider a resolution drafted by District 3 Councilmember Carroll Fife that urges members of Congress to demand an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, unrestricted entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the restoration of critical supplies and infrastructure in Gaza, and the respect for international law.
