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Villa Park board adopts resolution calling for immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza after extensive public comment
Summary
After more than an hour of public testimony and debate, the Village of Villa Park Board of Trustees adopted a resolution calling for an immediate and permanent cessation of hostilities in Gaza and additional protections for civilians; the measure passed 6–1 with President Cazell opposed.
Trustee Deepa Kumar read a draft resolution calling for the immediate release of hostages and an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, asserting that the board ‘‘decry[s] violence of any sort and believe[s] in dignity and basic human rights for all people.’’ The resolution also calls for compliance with international humanitarian law, protections for civilians and humanitarian access, and urges the U.S. government to reassess weapons policies cited as contributing to civilian harm.
The measure followed extensive public comment. Residents including Banish Khurshid, Nancy Roberts and…
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