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Heated public comment over Gaza interrupts Suffolk County Legislature meeting
Summary
During public comment on June 3, multiple speakers disrupted proceedings with loud calls for a Gaza ceasefire, leading the Presiding Officer to order removal of disruptive attendees. Speakers urged the Legislature to adopt a ceasefire stance; others raised immigration and deportation concerns.
A portion of the public-comment period on June 3 became a disruptive, emotional exchange when speakers demanded that the County Legislature publicly call for a ceasefire in Gaza and denounced county ties to defense contractors.
Amal Barghout-Karzai, who identified herself as a Palestinian-American Suffolk County resident, and Susan Steinmann repeatedly chanted "Ceasefire now!" from the public gallery; the urgency and volume of the chants led Presiding Officer…
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