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El Cajon council directs staff to return with anti‑antisemitism resolution after heated public comment
Summary
El Cajon City Council voted 4-1 to send a draft resolution addressing antisemitism back to staff for revision after more than an hour of public comment split over whether to include the IHRA working definition.
Mayor Bill Wells and the El Cajon City Council on Tuesday directed city staff to return with a revised resolution addressing antisemitism, voting 4-1 to send the draft back for edits after an extended public comment period divided over whether to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism.
The council’s vote sends a “strikeout” version of the draft back to staff so members can review any changes before the item returns for a formal vote. Mayor Wells said he wants the revised document to remove references the council cannot verify and to show, in tracked changes, what was altered.
Why it matters: The item drew large turnout and sharply divergent views from El Cajon residents and local advocacy groups.…
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