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Residents use public comment at Cincinnati City Council to condemn actions in Gaza and warn about immigration enforcement
Summary
Multiple speakers at the citizens forum criticized U.S. and Israeli actions in Gaza, called for council to speak out, and raised fears about local immigration enforcement and property seizures; remarks were made during the public comment portion and did not result in council action at the meeting.
At the citizens forum before Cincinnati City Council's business meeting, several residents used their two minutes of public comment to sharply criticize the killing of Palestinians in Gaza, to call for elected officials to speak out, and to express fear about immigration enforcement and alleged local misconduct.
Jonathan Norman said the world "watches as Palestinians are being killed and forced out of their home," and urged local officials to "speak out and demand…
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