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Multiple speakers at Cincinnati council meeting urge full Gaza ceasefire, arms embargo and city divestment
Summary
During public comment at the Jan. 22 Cincinnati City Council meeting, several residents and activists criticized the council's language on Gaza, urged a full ceasefire and called for an arms embargo and divestment; one speaker also asked the city to create a registry of individuals who served in the Israeli military.
At the Jan. 22 Cincinnati City Council meeting, a sequence of public commentators urged the council to take stronger action on Israel’s conduct in Gaza, including calling for a full ceasefire, an arms embargo and divestment of city funds from companies linked to the Israeli military.
Speakers said the council’s earlier language — described by multiple speakers as a “pause” rather than a call to end violence — was insufficient. Mohammed Amal cited human-rights organizations when he told council members that “Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and a United Nations…
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