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Public commenters press Fort Collins council on Gaza: calls for divestment and ceasefire; others urge local focus
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged Fort Collins City Council to take a stand on the conflict in Gaza — including calls for divestment from companies that speakers said profit from the conflict — while other speakers from the Jewish community urged council to focus on local issues and cautioned that divestment could be impractical or legally risky.
During the council’s public comment period, a series of speakers raised the conflict in Gaza and urged varying responses from the council.
Kimberly Connor, who identified herself with the Human Services and Housing Funding Board but said she was not representing the board, said the two‑year anniversary of the conflict marks “two years of genocide in Gaza” and concluded her remarks with the statement, “Free Palestine.”
Other speakers urged council to…
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