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Grass Valley meeting draws heated public comments over previous council ceasefire resolution
Summary
Multiple speakers voiced strong opposing views during public comment on a council resolution about the Israel–Hamas conflict: some argued the measure was anti‑Israel or would lead to BDS action, while others said city government should refrain from foreign-policy resolutions.
Grass Valley — Public comment at the March 25 council meeting included extended and impassioned remarks on a previously passed council ceasefire resolution, with several residents telling the council the matter was outside city authority and others urging the council to press for hostages’ release and to address associated humanitarian concerns.
Speakers in opposition criticized the resolution as incomplete or as a step toward boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) measures. Ben Winkler, who identified himself as a Grass Valley…
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