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Needham Human Rights Committee affirms 2023 statement, declines new Gaza declaration after public comment
Summary
After multiple public comments urging a formal condemnation of Israel’s actions in Gaza, the Town of Needham Human Rights Committee voted to affirm its Nov. 16, 2023 statement and to take no further action on issuing a new statement at this time.
A Town of Needham Human Rights Committee meeting that included a public comment period on Gaza ended with the panel voting to reaffirm the committee’s Nov. 16, 2023 statement and not to issue a new, separate declaration.
Public commenters urged a stronger response. Sarah Donegan, a Needham resident and member of Needham for Palestine, told the committee, “I encourage you all to make a statement … to condemn Israel’s genocide in Palestine,” and cited casualty figures she attributed to Israeli data. Saket Khan, another resident, said that materials about Oct. 7 do not justify later violence: “there is nothing that occurred on October 7 that…
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