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Residents urge Anne Arundel County Council to condemn violence in Gaza, call for divestment and local protections
Summary
Dozens of residents urged the Anne Arundel County Council during public comment to adopt a resolution condemning violence in Gaza, to divest from companies supplying weapons, and to take local steps to protect Palestinian, Arab and Muslim residents from discrimination.
Several dozen residents used the council’s public-comment period on Jan. 21 to urge Anne Arundel County officials to take public positions on the conflict in Gaza, press for a local divestment or arms-embargo policy, and to address what they described as a sharp rise in anti-Arab and anti-Muslim incidents locally.
Speakers asked the council to adopt a resolution condemning the violence in Gaza and to call for an arms embargo and divestment from companies that supply military equipment. Kim Suwarty, Maryland outreach coordinator for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), told the council that CAIR Maryland documented “over 600” anti‑Muslim and anti‑Arab complaints and incidents…
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