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Speakers urge county council to revisit 2023 Israel resolution and act on international humanitarian concerns
Summary
Several public forum speakers asked the council to reconsider or take a stand on the county’s October 2023 resolution supporting Israel, cited humanitarian crises in Gaza and urged the council to adopt or review a proposed resolution.
During the May 20 public forum, multiple speakers urged the St. Louis County Council to revisit a 2023 resolution in which the council said it stood “proudly alongside Israel.”
Courtney Huddleston, who identified herself at the podium, asked whether the council still stands by Resolution 7157, passed Oct. 10, 2023, and described recent reporting on civilian casualties and humanitarian access in Gaza. “Is that still this council's position?” Huddleston asked, citing casualty figures from public sources and calling for the council to consider humanitarian consequences.
Michael Dreyer, another speaker, read a series of news items and international reporting about recent events in Gaza and urged the council to “pass the CCR resolution,” referencing a civil-rights or community resolution text he asked the council to review.
The comments were presented as public appeals; the council did not vote or formally respond to the speakers’ calls during the meeting.
