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Raleigh resident urges action on Palestine, frames remarks as support for Palestinians not Judaism
Summary
Hanadi Ali, a Raleigh-born Palestinian American, urged sanctions and an arms embargo against Israel, described maps of Palestinian land loss and cited casualty figures during public comment while stressing the remarks oppose Zionism rather than Judaism.
Hanadi Ali, who said she is Raleigh-born and Palestinian American, used the council's public comment period to explain the historical context of Palestinian resistance and to propose action steps.
Ali argued that Zionism is a political movement distinct from Judaism and said she "is not anti Semitic because I'm a Semite," adding "I do not welcome Zionism." She urged measures such as sanctions and arms-embargoes and urged the community to pay attention to maps showing land loss in historic Palestine. During her remarks she stated casualty figures, saying "Israel has killed 72,037 human beings of which at least 18,000 of them are children." That figure is presented here as an assertion made by the speaker in public comment; the transcript does not include an independent source for it.
Her remarks were delivered during the public comment period and were not tied to any council action on the record.
