Written Comments — Santa Monica City Council, May 14, 2024 (part 1 of 2)

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From: Margaret Frane <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:16 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis
Subject: Important Santa Monica Issues - time sensitive

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Dear Santa Monica City Council Members:

This is written in agreement with Jennifer Krieger.

As a long-time resident of Santa Monica, there are many things happening in our community that I would like you to address at a council meeting. That includes:
 Homelessness
 Graffiti
 Safety, such as keeping parks safe for public use, etc.  SB9, i.e. how does the recent court ruling against SB9 change Santa Monica laws?  Third St Promenade, i.e. how can we revitalize it so residents want to go there again  Needle replacement for addicts in our community parks  Ongoing fiscal support of our public schools
 Other issues of importance.

There is something on which we don’t want you to waste time and resources: We do not want you to make a meaningless ceasefire resolution regarding the current Israel-Hamas war. While I’m sure Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, and all of the terrorists of Hamas are waiting breathlessly to know what the Santa Monica City Council thinks they should do next, most Santa Monica residents are not. Any Santa Monica council involvement in this issue has served to increase the anxiety and concern of Jewish residents of the City, who are already experiencing enhanced levels of antisemitism.

Please show community leadership by skipping issuing a useless virtue signal on a subject you do not have the expertise nor mandate to address and instead do the real work you were elected to do.

Sincerely,
Margaret Frane
Santa Monica, CA 90403
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From: Wittig, Michele A <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:34 PM
To: Arthur Jeon
Cc: Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Phil Brock; David White; Douglas Sloan; City of Santa Monica; Clerk Mailbox; Jeanette Gant; Micah Akerson; Erika Aklufi; Danielle Noble; Ramon Batista; amgomez48 @gmail.com; Roberto Lucio; Thomas McLaughlin; Jose Rodriguez; Annette Farmer; Maryanne LaGuardia; Albin Gielicz; Alisha Brady; [email protected]; Arati Desai Wagabaza; Lori Brown; John Smith; John Alle; Evan Meyer; [email protected]; Luke Cain; Peter Bosen; [email protected]; Elaine Golden-Gealer; Eric Sedman; Michele Aronson; Aisling Winders; Julia Ladd; Peter TRINH; [email protected]; Anuj Gupta; [email protected]; dominic gomez; Jenna Grigsby; Attorney Mailbox; Shawn R. Kehoe; Andrew Thomas; SMDP Editor; Susan Cline; [email protected]; [email protected]; Attorney Mailbox; Joe; Jenny Rush; Stan Epstein; [email protected]; Gary Tsai; Tricia Crane; Zina Josephs; Turbella; Phil Brock; Lauren Howland; [email protected]; Matthew Hall; Richard Drapkin; [email protected]; Planning Commission Comments; Dawn Fairchild; [email protected]; councilmtgitems; [email protected]; Dan Charn.; [email protected]; Gerardo Leyva; [email protected]; Carlos Jaen; Brandon Capiro; Kelly Simon; Stephanie Reich; Mario Fonda-Bonardi; Jing Yeo; Albin Gielicz
Subject: “We Should Talk”

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This illustration from The Economist cuts through the highly polarized rhetoric we hear on some US college campuses and read on social media today. It suggests to me that there is common ground on which many thoughtful Americans stand.

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From: Kelly Simon <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:25 PM
To: Dan Charn.

Cc: Arthur Jeon; Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Phil Brock; David White; Douglas Sloan; City of Santa Monica; Clerk Mailbox; Jeanette Gant; Micah Akerson; Erika Aklufi; Danielle Noble; Ramon Batista; [email protected]; Roberto Lucio; Thomas McLaughlin; Jose Rodriguez; Annette Farmer; Maryanne LaGuardia; Albin Gielicz; Alisha Brady; [email protected]; Arati Desai Wagabaza; Lori Brown; John Smith; John Alle; Evan Meyer; [email protected]; Luke Cain; Peter Bosen; [email protected]; Elaine Golden-Gealer; Eric Sedman; Michele Aronson; Aisling Winders; Julia Ladd; Peter TRINH; [email protected]; Anuj Gupta; [email protected]; dominic gomez; Jenna Grigsby; Attorney Mailbox; Shawn R. Kehoe; Andrew Thomas; SMDP Editor; Susan Cline; [email protected]; Michele A Wittig;
[email protected]; Attorney Mailbox; Joe; Jenny Rush; Stan Epstein; [email protected]; Gary Tsai; Tricia Crane; Zina Josephs; Turbella; Phil Brock; Lauren Howland; [email protected]; Matthew Hall; Richard Drapkin; [email protected]; Planning Commission Comments; Dawn Fairchild; [email protected]; councilmtgitems; [email protected]; [email protected]; Gerardo Leyva; [email protected]; Carlos Jaen; Brandon Capiro; Stephanie Reich; Mario Fonda-Bonardi; Jing Yeo; Albin Gielicz Subject: Re: Jesse Zwick's Delusional Privilege

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I also second this! Especially the last few sentences: Please do NOT pass this resolution & do something about human feces. Thanks Arthur for summarizing.

Kelly Simon
23 year SM resident & active voter!
Sent from my iPhone.

On May 14, 2024, at 12:10 PM, Dan Charn. <[email protected]> wrote:

I second this .. bravo so tired of this corrupt and idiotic bs from this council person who never belonged there
and used tech games to put himself in that seat..

Arrogance on parade from Davis to Zwick to O' Connor to Abdo ..

On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 12:01 PM Arthur Jeon <[email protected]> wrote:

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Dear Council,
I knew it was just a matter of time before the virtue-signaling, radical left-wing of the Council, as embodied by the clueless Jesse Zwick, felt the need to “be heard” on Gaza. Typical hubris! As if anybody cares what Santa Monica thinks about it, as if it will change anything in the Middle East, as if Jesse Zwick has any understanding of the issue. Rabbi Gotlieb summed up the reasons why the city shouldn’t wade into it well, but not being a rabbi, or even Jewish, I will restate his 3 points less diplomatically, and add a 4th:

1. Do your F***ing job for Santa Monica. The city is a mess. I’ve got a homeless encampment in the empty carport in the building directly across the alley from my condo, and so far the city is impotent to do anything about it because they need to hunt down the owner and get a “no trespass” letter first (NMS Properties 1242 10th Street). Maybe sort this out before tackling Gaza?

2. Palestinians are dying because of Hamas, not Israel. The difference between the two can be summed up this way: Israel uses missiles to protect its citizens, while Hamas uses its citizens to protect its missiles while hiding in the tunnels. Israel can kill every Palestinian in Gaza, but doesn’t. While Hamas would like to kill every Jew in Israel, but can’t. There is no moral equivalence.

3. The resolution itself is garbage. Both ahistorical and meaningless, it will only prove how dumb we are. It also doesn’t represent the truth that the majority of Americans support Israel and that any serious talk of a ceasefire would be started if Hamas released the hostages. What it will do is cement our reputation as a clueless city that seems determined to do everything possible to destroy our brand, while indulging in grandiose pronouncements far above the pay grade of Santa Monica City Council. (Reread #1).

4. Recall Jesse Zwick. Rotted by privilege, schooled in the reductionist oppressor/oppressed theology which he applies everywhere, proud of his work with disgraced Mike Bonin in Venice, never met a bad idea he didn’t love, incapable of a non-tribal thought, and supported by daddy’s deep pockets, Jesse shouldn’t have the power to decide where to put a park bench in our city. Seriously, a random resident selected by lottery would be better, (as long as it isn't one of the transient addicts defecating in my carport that Gleam thinks is a resident). He’s an embarrassment—recall him and the luxury beliefs he consistently stands for.

There is a lot more to say about Israel: about how the Palestinians missed opportunities for a two-state solution (Arafat walked away from 97% of what Palestinians wanted in 2,000); about how most of the Jews in Israel are not European ‘colonizers’ but from the Middle East who have been there for 3,000 years; about how Israel, upon giving Gaza up to the Palestinians, moved their own people at gunpoint out of Gaza, only to be rewarded by suicide bombers and intifada as Hamas took the West’s billions in aid and built hundreds of miles of tunnels in preparation for October 7th. Yes, this death cult didn’t choose to build Monaco on the Mediterranean, but a grim prison for its own people, while calling the walls Israel built for its own protection Apartheid.

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6  The Bright Line Between Good and Evil
 The Sin of Moral Equivalence
For now, Council, show a little humility and do NOT pass this resolution. Get the encampment out of this carport so that the teachers in my building aren’t terrified to go to work in the morning, as they step around human feces. You know, start small.

Arthur Jeon
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From: Dan Charn. <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:11 PM
To: Arthur Jeon
Cc: Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Phil Brock; David White; Douglas Sloan; City of Santa Monica; Clerk Mailbox; Jeanette Gant; Micah Akerson; Erika Aklufi; Danielle Noble; Ramon Batista; amgomez48 @gmail.com; Roberto Lucio; Thomas McLaughlin; Jose Rodriguez; Annette Farmer; Maryanne LaGuardia; Albin Gielicz; Alisha Brady; [email protected]; Arati Desai Wagabaza; Lori Brown; John Smith; John Alle; Evan Meyer; [email protected]; Luke Cain; Peter Bosen; [email protected]; Elaine Golden-Gealer; Eric Sedman; Michele Aronson; Aisling Winders; Julia Ladd; Peter TRINH; [email protected]; Anuj Gupta; [email protected]; dominic gomez; Jenna Grigsby; Attorney Mailbox; Shawn R. Kehoe; Andrew Thomas; SMDP Editor; Susan Cline; [email protected]; Michele A Wittig;
[email protected]; Attorney Mailbox; Joe; Jenny Rush; Stan Epstein; [email protected]; Gary Tsai; Tricia Crane; Zina Josephs; Turbella; Phil Brock; Lauren Howland; [email protected]; Matthew Hall; Richard Drapkin; [email protected]; Planning Commission Comments; Dawn Fairchild; [email protected]; councilmtgitems; [email protected]; [email protected]; Gerardo Leyva; [email protected]; Carlos Jaen; Brandon Capiro; Kelly Simon; Stephanie Reich; Mario Fonda-Bonardi; Jing Yeo; Albin Gielicz
Subject: Re: Jesse Zwick's Delusional Privilege

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I second this .. bravo so tired of this corrupt and idiotic bs from this council person who never belonged there
and used tech games to put himself in that seat..

Arrogance on parade from Davis to Zwick to O' Connor to Abdo ..

On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 12:01 PM Arthur Jeon <[email protected]> wrote:

Hey Jesse Zwick, maybe do something about this rotating encampment of mentally ill and addicted people before you tackle the Middle East?
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8 Dear Council,
I knew it was just a matter of time before the virtue-signaling, radical left-wing of the Council, as embodied by the clueless Jesse Zwick, felt the need to “be heard” on Gaza. Typical hubris! As if anybody cares what Santa Monica thinks about it, as if it will change anything in the Middle East, as if Jesse Zwick has any understanding of the issue. Rabbi Gotlieb summed up the reasons why the city shouldn’t wade into it well, but not being a rabbi, or even Jewish, I will restate his 3 points less diplomatically, and add a 4th:

There is a lot more to say about Israel: about how the Palestinians missed opportunities for a two-state solution (Arafat walked away from 97% of what Palestinians wanted in 2,000); about how most of the Jews in Israel are not European ‘colonizers’ but from the Middle East who have been there for 3,000 years; about how Israel, upon giving Gaza up to Item 16-D
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9 the Palestinians, moved their own people at gunpoint out of Gaza, only to be rewarded by suicide bombers and intifada as Hamas took the West’s billions in aid and built hundreds of miles of tunnels in preparation for October 7th. Yes, this death cult didn’t choose to build Monaco on the Mediterranean, but a grim prison for its own people, while calling the walls Israel built for its own protection Apartheid.

I could go on, but I’m going to let public intellectual Sam Harris address this in two excellent auditory essays for those of you who want a dose of reality about Gaza. Educate yourself, Jesse. You’re no longer in college and won’t get the pass the misguided students are getting (Gays for Palestine! Where they would be thrown off the first roof ●◐◑◒◓◔◕). Listen to these essays for calm and rational deconstruction of the thinking behind Jesse’s proposal:
 The Bright Line Between Good and Evil
 The Sin of Moral Equivalence
For now, Council, show a little humility and do NOT pass this resolution. Get the encampment out of this carport so that the teachers in my building aren’t terrified to go to work in the morning, as they step around human feces. You know, start small.

Arthur Jeon
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From: Sarah Bee <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:21 PM
To: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda Item 16 URGENT

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Dear City Council Members,
My name is Sarah and I was born in Santa Monica, and now live here. I recently learned of your last minute addition to the agenda for the City Council meeting tonight. I am appalled and disgusted that the city council of Santa Monica would have anything to say about what is going on in the middle east. There are so many other actions to be taken that this fails in comparison. And I know it is b/c of the anti-jewishness nature of even calling for the resolution. it is particularly abhorrent at a time when antisemitism is so high, even in our own city.

STAY IN YOUR LANE.

Signed,
A Resident
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From: Miranda Tollman <[email protected]>
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Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

City Council MeeƟng: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anƟ-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL FORMS OF HATE AND INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE WHEREAS, the horrific slaughter of over 1000 Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023 perpetrated by Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist OrganizaƟons and the elected governing body in Gaza , was the largest aƩempt at genocide of Jews since the Holocaust, and 240 Israeli civilians, americans and 22 other naƟonalists were taken as hostages to Gaza; and WHEREAS, in response, the ongoing war to dismantle Hamas in Gaza has exacted a catastrophic toll of tens of many thousands of civilian PalesƟnian deaths – including bystander children, medical workers, and journalists; and WHEREAS, Gaza’s widespread destrucƟon has created an urgent humanitarian crisis that must end, and Israel's internal displacement of (tens of) thousands of civilians from their homes for safety must end ; and WHEREAS, further shedding of blood in Gaza and Israel and the inflicƟon of more pain and anguish will not bring peace and security to either PalesƟnians or Israelis, and cycles of violence and retribuƟon in Israel and the PalesƟnian territories for the beƩer part of a century cannot be broken with more of the same; and WHEREAS, we support those forces in Israel and in PalesƟne that seek a different future for themselves—a democraƟc future where Israelis and PalesƟnians both can live in dignity and with self-determinaƟon and security for all; and WHEREAS, more than 100 U.S. ciƟes have called for a ceasefire, and President Biden and Vice President Harris are acƟvely working towards a negoƟated ceasefire. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City of Santa Monica supports the resumpƟon of a negoƟated bilateral ceasefire, which must include humanitarian aid for the immediate provision of desperately needed food, water, medical care, clothing and emergency shelter to PalesƟnians, the end of Hamas’s rule in Gaza, due process for all prisoners, and the immediate release of the remaining 132 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.

SECTION 2. The City of Santa Monica is appalled by the acts of violence, vandalism and inƟmidaƟon against the PalesƟnian and Jewish diaspora in the United States, and reiterates its condemnaƟon of all anƟsemiƟsm including anƟZionism, anƟ-Arab racism, Islamophobia, and all forms of hate and incitement to violence.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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2 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
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From: Amar Billoo <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 5:25 PM
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Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

The time for this resolution is now: the Israeli government is currently invading Rafah, where more than 1 million innocent civilians are sheltering after being displaced from their homes. President Biden called the invasion of Rafah a “red line” – we must call on our government now to facilitate an immediate ceasefire and to stop sending military weapons to Israel. As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

We demand the following:
- An end to the genocide in Gaza
- An Immediate, permanent, binding ceasefire
- The release of all Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners - Adherence to international law
- The renewal of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) - An immediate cessation of military assistance until a permanent ceasefire is enacted and Israel abides by applicable U.S. law governing its use
- The city of Santa Monica identify and support local programs that combat antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism, homophobic and xenophobic attacks
Through this resolution, we can fight antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism, and all other bigotry together – because none of us will be free and safe until we are all free and safe. I urge you to vote yes at this week’s City Council meeting.

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From: ZEHRA KALKAN <[email protected]>
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Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. Situation in Gaza is dire. Refugee camps in Rafah is getting bombed. Over 35000 Palestinians have been murdered already 70% of whom children and women. 70% of the land destroyed by Israeli forces and uninhabitable. Schools and mosques and hospitals have been bombed against international law. According to experts, it will take 14 years to clean up the rubbles under which many more Palestinian bodies still reside. This offensive is against all Palestinians and should be stopped immediately. Israelis starve Palestinians to death by blocking the aid trucks and hindering their passage. racism is at the core of some of the violence world has been observing.

Dr. Zehra Sevinc
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From: ANN GREENSPUN <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 5:17 PM
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Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

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Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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6 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
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From: Johanna Fiore <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 5:13 PM
To: City of Santa Monica <[email protected]>
Subject: Ceasefire

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I am a resident of Santa Monica, and I would like to add my voice to the call for our Council to stand for a ceasefire in Gaza. Israel is poised to invade Gaza, perhaps only after a prolonged aerial bombardment campaign. President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken have been making conflicting statements about how the US will respond, or not respond, to this invasion. Gaza is on the verge of starvation, shortage of water, lack of medical care, lack of electricity and fuel, and rampant disease. It is time to do what is the only humanitarian thing that can be done today. A vote in favor of a ceasefire by our City Council, added to the votes by many other cities across the country, may embolden President Biden and Secretary Blinken to finally consider that continued genocide is not consistent with our American values. I urge you to vote for this resolution.

Sincerely,
Johanna Fiore
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From: Anna Banchik <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:59 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Urging the city council to approve Resolution 16D

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To whom it may concern:

Thank you to Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis for this resolution. I'm Anna Banchik, and I'm a Santa Monica resident and member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

As a Jew and an Angeleno, I strongly support calls for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. The Israeli government’s massacre in Gaza is an unimaginable tragedy and humanitarian crisis, and it’s funded by our tax dollars. Since October 7th, over 35,000 Palestinians have been killed, including over 14,500 children. More than half a million Gazans are facing catastrophic levels of hunger and four out of the five hungriest people in the world are in Gaza. Just in the last week, half a million Palestinians have been displaced again due to the offensive in Rafah.

A ceasefire agreement will put an end to this tragedy and will also help secure the safe return of the remaining Israeli hostages. Accordingly, I urge the full city council to approve this critical resolution.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Anna Banchik
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From: Emily Cadegan <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:55 PM
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Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Emily Cadegan, and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish Angeleno, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom.

My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Thank you,
Emily Cadegan
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From: Susan Suntree <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:43 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 16D

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Dear Members of the City Council, As a long time resident and activist in Santa Monica, I urge you to SUPPORT THE RESUMPTION OF A BILATERAL CEASEFIRE!
Please act to stop this horror. Not in Our Name refers not just to Jewish activists, it should be the cry of every citizen and tax payer.

Sincerely, Susan Suntree
1223 11th Street
Santa Monica 90401
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From: Shan Fowler <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:42 PM
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Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Shan Fowler and I am a native Angelino and member of IfNotNow, a group of Jewish Californians organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Sincerely,
Shan Fowler
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From: Farhi S <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:40 PM
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Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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From: Raeesa Tar <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:38 PM
To: Phil Brock
Cc: Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems
Subject: support for ceasefire

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I am a resident of santa monica, i have resided in this city since birth. Watching a genocide occur is not something I sit well with.

I support a strong Ceasefire Resolution!
I agree with the resolution which calls for:

A permanent sustainable ceasefire;
Renewal of funding for the United Nations Relief & Works Agency (UNRWA); Unrestricted entry of humanitarian assistance including food, water, electricity, and medical aid;
Cessation of US military assistance,
And the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

Thank you.

Raeesa T.

Loyola Marymount University '14
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From: Dahlia Alé-Ferlito <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:30 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Through this resolution, we can fight antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism, and all other bigotry together – because none of us will be free and safe until we are all free and safe. I urge you to vote yes at this week’s City Council meeting.
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15 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:22 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
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16 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
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17 David Yakobson
From: irfan kharadi <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:18 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
18 David Yakobson
From: R M <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:17 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
I’m wriƟng to express my support for the resoluƟon introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

The Ɵme for this resoluƟon is now: the Israeli government is currently invading Rafah, where more than 1 million innocent civilians are sheltering aŌer being displaced from their homes. President Biden called the invasion of Rafah a “red line” – we must call on our government now to facilitate an immediate ceasefire and to stop sending military weapons to Israel. As our local representaƟves, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

We demand the following:
- An end to the genocide in Gaza
- An Immediate, permanent, binding ceasefire
- The release of all Israeli hostages and PalesƟnian prisoners - Adherence to internaƟonal law
- The renewal of funding to the United NaƟons Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) - An immediate cessaƟon of military assistance unƟl a permanent ceasefire is enacted and Israel abides by applicable U.S. law governing its use
- The city of Santa Monica idenƟfy and support local programs that combat anƟsemiƟsm, Islamophobia, racism, homophobic and xenophobic aƩacks
Through this resoluƟon, we can fight anƟsemiƟsm, Islamophobia, anƟ-PalesƟnian racism, and all other bigotry together – because none of us will be free and safe unƟl we are all free and safe. I urge you to vote yes at this week’s City Council meeƟng.

Item 16-D
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19 David Yakobson
From: Ilyas Chohan <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:15 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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20 David Yakobson
From: musirah khan <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:13 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Sincerely,
Musirah
Musirah Khan, M.S
Phone: 703-340-9004
Email: [email protected]
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21 David Yakobson
From: Farhat Choudhry <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:10 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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22 David Yakobson
From: zubair shaikh <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:08 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Zubair S
Virginia
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23 David Yakobson
From: Dede <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:03 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Urgent Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
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Item 16-D
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24 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
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25 David Yakobson
From: tighe barry <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:03 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Please stop the starvation of children

EXTERNAL
Everyone knows that you can only deliver humanitarian aid knowing that your mission can only be impeded by thugs and bullies in what ever form not end in death by assassinaƟon just because you are helping. This must be a total Ceasefire and pull back to allow in the coming months we should concentrate on peace and feeding people.

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26 David Yakobson
From: Beckmann, Sarah <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:03 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16D - Vote YES for negotiated bilateral ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Council Members,
As a former resident of Santa Monica and as a current resident of Los Angeles whose children still attend daycare / preschool in the SMMUSD district, I am writing to strongly urge you to vote YES on Item 16D, the negotiated bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

I am asking you as elected council members to witness publicly what is happening in Gaza, and to condemn the violence that has continued in this region for over 200 days now. What happened on Oct. 7th, when Hamas attacked Israel, was horrible, but Israel's response - the war in Gaza - has gone on too long, negatively impacting the lives and livelihoods of innocent people in Gaza. The death toll is staggering, and it will only grow if Israel launches a ground assault in Rafah. In short, there is no "victory" in sight, only more death and loss of life; this must stop. Local governments like ours must join larger efforts to publicly call for a ceasefire. I beg you not to remain silent on this issue, and ask you to vote yes on 16D, thereby cementing Santa Monica's place in history as a city that publicly called for a ceasefire and an end to the violence in Gaza.

As a mother of young children, moreover, I just have to add that I am horrified by how many innocent children have been killed in Gaza. Why should those children know of war and pain at such young images when mine are spared such things? Please take the steps that you as a council can to decry such injustices by voting yes on item 16D.

Thank you for listening to a concerned citizen,
Sarah
Sarah Beckmann (she/her)
Assistant Professor, Classics
405 Hilgard Ave, Dodd 100
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095
[email protected]
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Item 16-D
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27 David Yakobson
From: Ananth, Akhila L <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:00 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete Subject: Re: Resolution 16D

EXTERNAL
Hello Santa Monica City Council,
My name is Akhila Ananth, and I am an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Cal State LA, where I teach many students from Santa Monica public schools and Santa Monica College.

I encourage you all to support the resolution for a permanent, bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. These resolutions, while seemingly meaningless, relay a message of hope to the millions in Gaza with no homes, no schools or universities, no access to adequate food or water, and no passage out or back for the safety of their own lives and the lives of their infants, children, parents, grandparents, and everyone in between.

I have seen enough carnage in the last 8 months from Gaza to impact me for life. You can play a role in ending general acceptance and complicity by passing this resolution. It is not right that 2.2 million Gazan families have been thrust into an extermination campaign, and you can play a role in ending it.

The standards for human rights violations were designed based on the horrific experiences of Jewish families in the Holocaust, and so today, we can look to those standards to confirm the hundreds of daily violations of human rights law in Gaza.

Don’t look away from it. Do for Gazans as you would for your own children and families.

With faith and in great solidarity—
Akhila Ananth
AKHILA L. ANANTH
Associate Professor (pronouns: she/her)
School of Criminal Justice & Criminalistics
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032
T 323.343.4877
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28 David Yakobson
From: Madiha Khurshid <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:01 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Madiha Khurshid
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1 David Yakobson
From: Kafa Doufash <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:59 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
I am a Santa Monica resident . I’m wriƟng to express my support for the resoluƟon introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

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2 David Yakobson
From: Alaa Ali <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:58 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
I am Santa Monica the residence.

I’m wriƟng to express my support for the resoluƟon introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

Best wishes,
Alaa Ali
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3 David Yakobson
From: M'Daya Meliani <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:57 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
As a long time Santa Monica resident of over 20 years and the parent of a Santa Monica kindergartner, I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

We demand the following:
- An end to the genocide in Gaza
- An Immediate, permanent, binding ceasefire
- The release of all Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners - Adherence to international law
- The renewal of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) - An immediate cessation of military assistance until a permanent ceasefire is enacted and Israel abides by applicable U.S. law governing its use
- The city of Santa Monica identify and support local programs that combat antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism, homophobic and xenophobic attacks
Through this resolution, we can fight antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism, and all other bigotry together – because none of us will be free and safe until we are all free and safe. We all believe that Santa Monica can be a beacon of justice and peace in California, and so, I urge you to vote yes at this week’s City Council meeting.

Sincerely,
M'Daya Meliani
Mid-city Santa Monica resident

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4 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:57 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Item 16-D
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Item 16-D
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5 David Yakobson
From: Emilee Smith <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:53 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
I’m wriƟng to you as a concerned conƟtuent showing my support for the resoluƟon introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

It is Ɵme for a ceasefire now! As the Israeli government is currently invading Rafah, where more than 1 million innocent civilians are sheltering aŌer being displaced from their homes. President Biden called the invasion of Rafah a “red line” – we must call on our government now to facilitate an immediate ceasefire and to stop sending military weapons to Israel.

As our local representaƟves, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

All the best,
Em Smith

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6 David Yakobson
From: Nadia Aljojo <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:53 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Santa Monica Resident,
Nadia Aljojo
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7 David Yakobson
From: AliYah Khan <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:53 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Thanks.

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8 David Yakobson
From: Sonya Sones <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:50 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra
Cc: Jeremy Tramer; Bennett Tramer
Subject: PLEASE VOTE IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 16D!

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council Members,
I have lived in Santa Monica for 50 years. I was so proud of my city when I heard about Resolution 16D. I hope that all the members of the Council will give it their wholehearted support! As a Jew, I believe that every single life, whether Palestinian or Israeli, is sacred. What happened on October 7th was horrific, but the brutal murder of thousands upon thousands of innocent Palestinian children must stop! I strongly urge every council member to support Resolution 16D. CEASE FIRE NOW!
Sincerely,
Sonya Sones
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9 David Yakobson
From: sawsan alghasawneh <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:48 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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10 David Yakobson
From: M Alpern <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:48 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: OPPOSITION to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
I ADAMANTLY OPPOSE THIS RESOLUTION.

Did other countries demand that the US not retaliate for the aƩack on Pearl Harbor? Did America sit silently by aŌer the aƩacks of 9/11 and not use the full force of our military abiliƟes to eradicate the terror group that placed American ciƟzens in danger?
Israel’s war is a war of defense. It is defending its country from the ongoing daily barrage of rockets on civilian areas and more specifically to the heinous violent and evil massacre of 1400 innocent civilians on October 7th. Furthermore, the terrorist group that enacted this civilian massacre has promised to repeat October 7 again and again. Israel must protect its ciƟzens. Any country, every country, would do the same.

The UNITED NATIONS just reported that the number of PalesƟnian women and children killed in the current war is LESS THAN 50% OF THE NUMBERS PROVIDED BY THE TERROR GROUP HAMAS. Civilian deaths are always tragic and sadly they are present in every war but the difference here is that PalesƟnian civilians are not being targeted. In fact, Israel has been making every effort to warn civilians to evacuate areas before aƩacking them. This stands in direct contrast to the daily aƩacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas, and of course, the horrific and sadisƟc , torture, dismemberment, group rapes, beheadings and killings of October 7th.

Stand on the right side of history!
- Miriam Alpern
City Council MeeƟng: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anƟ-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL FORMS OF HATE AND INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE WHEREAS, the horrific slaughter of over 1000 Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023 perpetrated by Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist OrganizaƟons and the elected governing body in Gaza , was the largest aƩempt at genocide of Jews since the Holocaust, and 240 Israeli civilians, americans and 22 other naƟonalists were taken as hostages to Gaza; and WHEREAS, in response, the ongoing war to dismantle Hamas in Gaza has exacted a catastrophic toll of tens of many thousands of civilian PalesƟnian deaths – including bystander children, medical workers, and journalists; and WHEREAS, Gaza’s widespread destrucƟon has created an urgent humanitarian crisis that must end, and Israel's internal displacement of (tens of) thousands of civilians from their homes for safety must end ; and WHEREAS, further shedding of blood in Gaza and Israel and the inflicƟon of more pain and anguish will not bring peace and security to either PalesƟnians or Israelis, and cycles of violence and retribuƟon in Israel and the PalesƟnian territories for the beƩer part of a century cannot be broken with more of the same; and Item 16-D
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11 WHEREAS, we support those forces in Israel and in PalesƟne that seek a different future for themselves—a democraƟc future where Israelis and PalesƟnians both can live in dignity and with self-determinaƟon and security for all; and WHEREAS, more than 100 U.S. ciƟes have called for a ceasefire, and President Biden and Vice President Harris are acƟvely working towards a negoƟated ceasefire. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
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12 David Yakobson
From: marya ayloush <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:42 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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13 David Yakobson
From: Joe Saladino <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:41 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Thank you,
Joseph Saladino
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14 David Yakobson
From: Joe Braun <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:37 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item 16D

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council Members,
We write to you as residents of Santa Monica and the surrounding areas, as concerned citizens, urging you not to consider or adopt a ceasefire resolution regarding the current Israel-Hamas war.

Despite it being recently brought up by disruptors at a city council meeting, a ceasefire resolution for a foreign war is not a council responsibility. Further, its detrimental effects on our community far outweigh the virtue signaling gained from considering and/or passing such a resolution.

With alarmingly rising numbers of antisemitic incidences across the country, it is important that our local council focus its efforts on ensuring that our Jewish and Israeli community members can go to our places of worship and wear outward expressions of our faith and culture without fear of being harassed or targeted for intimidation or humiliation attempts. Rather than addressing a faraway conflict with a resolution that has absolutely no bearing on US foreign policy, and which will help exactly no Palestinians or Israelis that are currently struggling in an active conflict zone, we ask you to focus on the antisemitism in our own community.

Your governing power lies in the local authority, not in instructing foreign nations how to operate in times of crisis. You can be assured that passage of such a resolution would effectively give a green light to antisemitism in our community. Harassment, bullying, intimidation, graffiti, and the like, have all been seen targeting Jewish and Israeli school children, teens, and families, just since October 7.

Please evaluate the ramifications in your own community before considering a politically irresponsible and inflammatory expression of moral relativity.

Sincerely,
Joseph Braun
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15 David Yakobson
From: Tim Hanson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:35 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Tim Hanson and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos and their allies organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.I am a Santa Monica resident, and I've lived here for 33 year.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My human values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

Best,
Tim Hanson
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16 David Yakobson
From: Margie <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:35 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Ceasefire Ordinance/ Agenda

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Council Members,
As a longtime Santa Monica resident you do not have the right to decide for me the actions of Israel. In fact, I’m incredibly upset that you would do so. Please do not approve an ordinance calling for a ceasefire.

Do you know that Hamas’ mission is not just to annihilate Jews in Israel but across the world? Do you understand that Hamas is willing to sacrifice Palestinians to achieve that goal? I wish for peace and the release of the hostages. I wish for the end of suffering on both sides. I wish for a two-state solution, if that’s possible. My mother was a Holocaust survivor. She used to say “Never Again” but it’s again and again and again.

Please spend your time dealing with the homeless population in our city and once again, making it a safe place to live.

Thank you.

Margie
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17 David Yakobson
From: Tom Reed <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:26 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock Subject: Expressing Support for item 16D — call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Tom Reed and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. I thank them for introducing this urgent resolution, which is extremely important to me as a Jew, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

With Israel descending on Rafah, the circumstances in Gaza are grimmer than ever. We need to make our voices heard now. President Biden called the invasion of Rafah a “red line.” As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to hold the federal government to their word.

Thank you,
Tom Reed
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18 David Yakobson
From: Meghana Mudiyam <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:24 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
I am a US Citizen, resident of Santa Monica (90402), and a mom of two young children who attend school in Santa Monica. I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

Sincerely,
Meghana Mudiyam
www.MeghanaMudiyam.com
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19 David Yakobson
From: Se Young Au <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:21 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16D vote YES for ceasefire in Gaza”

EXTERNAL
Dear Elected Council Members of Santa Monica,
My name is Se Young Au. I am a resident of Santa Monica. How fortunate we are to be living in this great city. Living in this part of greater Los Angeles is an afforded privilege that I do not take for granted.

Over my short four years living and working in Santa Monica, I have observed the value of community and close relationships with neighbors. We have seen each other through difficult times (pandemic and beyond) and it's truly something I value about living here.

It is living within these values of extended care that I cannot in good conscience go on without pushing the city of Santa Monica to vote for a permanent ceasefire. We would be joining a growing list of over 100 ciits in California such as Long Beach, Pasadena, and San Francisco that have already passed this vital initiative calling on our elected members of Congress to action to demand the following:
and immediate and permanent ceasefire, release of both Israeli and Palestinian hostages, in accordance with international law, which requires restoration of humanitarian aid to Gaza (including food, water, electricity, and medical supplies) and immediate withdraw of financial and military funds (US tax dollars) to Israel as they continue to ignore international humanitarian laws.

Secondly, as a citizen of Korean descent who experienced acts of racism during COVID, it is imperative that the city of Santa Monica invest in our community by identifying local groups and organizations which support the combatting of Antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobic and xeophobic attacks.

I strongly believe that it is our duty as Californians to be an example for other cities throughout the country, so we as a nation can finally reach a critical mass for a consensus on tipping the scales for a permanent ceasefire. This is an urgent matter with no more time to waste.

Thank you for this opportunity to share. Please do the right thing for human history.

Kind Regards,
Se Young Au
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21 David Yakobson
From: Sheri R <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:24 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Strong Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
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22 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
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23 David Yakobson
From: michelle gurland <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:23 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
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24 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
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25 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:20 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Corrections to item 16 D!!!

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
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26 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
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27 David Yakobson
From: Lisa Sandbank <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:20 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Agenda item 16D, YES on support for a ceasefire in Gaza.

EXTERNAL
To esteemed members of Santa Monica City Council.

I am a Jewish American resident, taxpayer, voter, and homeowner living in Santa Monica for over 20 years.

I strongly support agenda item 16D, introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis requesting an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza, in the name of my late grandfather, a imprisoned in a German concentration camp, in the name of my father who was excommunicated from his school for and miraculously escaped Nazi in the name of my siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews.

An article published in the Jewish News of Northern California: on Nov 17, 2023 states that, “The idea that the State of Israel represents all Jews. It does not. In fact it makes Jews everywhere less safe. “The idea that Hamas represents all Palestinians. It does not. Even leaving aside the West Bank, where Hamas does not operate, there have been no elections in Gaza since 2006. Half the population of Gaza is children, most of whom weren’t even born in 2006. This idea also justifies horrific treatment of Palestinians, leading to the bombing of refugee camps and assaults on hospitals.”
To any council members who believe the resolution will threaten the Jewish community, this is absolute false as was witnessed by the protests organized by many members of Jewish groups calling for peace:
• American Council for Judaism in the United States
• Action Network in the United States
• Edah HaChareidis in Israel
• Jerusalem Faction in Israel
• Jewdas in the United Kingdom
• IfNotNow in the United States
• Independent Jewish Voices in the United
Kingdom and Canada
• International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network based in the United States • Jewish Voice for Peace in the United States
• Malachim in the United States
• Mishkenos HoRoim in Israel
• Satmar in the United States
• Union des progressistes juifs de Belgique
• Shomer Emunim in Israel
• Neturei Karta in Israel, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States • Sikrikim in Israel
• Een Ander Joods Geluid in the Netherlands
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28 Through this resolution, we can fight antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism, and all other bigotry together – because none of us will be free and safe until we are all free and safe. I urge you to vote yes at this week’s City Council meeting.

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29 David Yakobson
From: Jessica Sapadin <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:19 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
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30 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
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31 David Yakobson
From: Onyx Solomon <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:05 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

As a military veteran, the blatant disregard for human rights while using U.S. tax payer dollars to fund this illegiƟmate military operaƟon goes against my moral values. It also violates both domesƟc and internaƟonal laws concerning arms sales.

Respecƞully,
Onyx M.C. Solomon
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32 David Yakobson
From: Stephanie Rasband <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:02 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis
Subject: Subject: Public Comment - Item 16 tonight - Ceasefire Resolution

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council Members:

As long-time residents of the City, here are some things happening in our community that we would like you to address:
 Homelessness
 Graffiti
 Safety, such as keeping parks safe for public use, etc.  SB9, as in: does the recent court ruling against it impact us, or not?  The Civic, as in: can you find a way to keep this local treasure operating and serving our city?  Third St Promenade, i.e. how to revitalize it so residents want to go there again  Ongoing fiscal support of public schools
 Etc., etc., etc. (If you are out of problems to solve, please let us know) Here’s something on which we don’t want you to waste time and resources: adopting a performative, meaningless ceasefire resolution regarding the current Israel-Hamas war. While I’m sure Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, and all of the terrorists of Hamas are waiting breathlessly to know what the Santa Monica City Council thinks they should do next, I’m not. Furthermore, your involvement in this issue has served to increase the anxiety and concern of Jewish residents of the City, who are already experiencing enhanced levels of antisemitism.

Please show some actual community leadership by skipping issuing a useless virtue signal on a subject you do not have the expertise nor mandate to address and instead do the real work you were elected to do.

Sincerely,
Dr. Stephanie Rasband
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Dr. Stephanie Rasband
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33 David Yakobson
From: Stephanie David <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:54 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Stephanie David and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis. I’m a Santa Monica resident, and have lived here for 39 years.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

Best,
Stephanie David
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34 David Yakobson
From: Danyah <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:52 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Sent from my iPhone
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35 David Yakobson
From: randi hokett <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:51 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Thank you,
Lele
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37 David Yakobson
From: Gail Nussen <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:46 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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38 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
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39 David Yakobson
From: Sharat Raju <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:43 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Resolution 16D

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
I'm a parent of children who attend school in Santa Monica at Pluralistic School 1 and Evergreen Community school. I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

Thank you for bringing this resolution to the council and I hope you do the right thing and support its adoption.

Sincerely,
Sharat Raju
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40 David Yakobson
From: Nell Crumbley <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:41 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16D Vote YES for a Ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Please vote YES on this important resolution!
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41 David Yakobson
From: Nas S <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:32 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Sincerely
Nasiha
Sent from my iPhone
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42 David Yakobson
From: Lili Jimenez <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:39 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

We demand the following:
- An end to the genocide in Gaza
- An Immediate, permanent, binding ceasefire
- The release of all Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners - Adherence to international law
- The renewal of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) - An immediate cessation of military assistance until a permanent ceasefire is enacted and Israel abides by applicable U.S. law governing its use
- The city of Santa Monica identify and support local programs that combat antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism, homophobic and xenophobic attacks
Through this resolution, we can fight antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism, and all other bigotry together – because none of us will be free and safe until we are all free and safe. I would like to remind you that a ceasefire is the most neutral beneficial to all victims approach. I urge you to vote yes at this week’s City Council meeting.

Best,
Lilibeth

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43 David Yakobson
From: Jana Zaidan <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:37 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Thank you,
Jana Zaidan
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44 David Yakobson
From: Jack Elkhalayleh <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:36 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Sent from my iPhone
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45 David Yakobson
From: Suzel Bertrand <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:32 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Resolution 16D - calling for a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis, My name is Suzel Bertrand and I am a staunch supporter of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis. Since October 7th, I have been to a handful of their actions and herein continue to support their unwavering efforts to STOP the current MASSACRE in Gaza.

I am sorry I cannot come to the Board Meeting tonight, however I want to help in any way I can bringing forth this longoverdue resolution.

As an Angelena and supporter of the Jewish and the Palestinian people - and of any Earthlings in general - I strongly support calls for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. Whereas the Israeli government seems to claim that their horrific assault on Gaza is justified to keep Jews safe, I believe that safety of one people should come over the oppression, nor current massacre, of another people.

It is my strongest opinion that Jewish safety and liberation is highly dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. One cannot come at the expense of the other! The Golden Rule that we all have heard of and should be humanity’s compass does say as much, doesn’t it? And, war crimes (October 7th attack) never justify war crimes (on-going Israeli massacre since then)! Human rights are not conditional on one’s nationality and must apply to the innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

When President Biden calls the invasion of Rafah a “red line”, but his Administration’s acts are not powerful enough – we, the people of California, must call on our elected officials now to facilitate an immediate ceasefire and to stop sending military weapons to Israel.

As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality. Henceworth, I urge the full city council to approve this critical resolution in the desperate hope that the needle is going to move toward the end of this insane massacre conducted my my tax dollars.

Because none of us will be free and safe until we are all free and safe.

Because Unjustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

I urge you to vote yes at this week’s City Council meeting.

Suzel Bertrand
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46 Item 16-D
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47 David Yakobson
From: Danett <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:30 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Danett Abbott-Wicker
she/her/hers
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead
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48 David Yakobson
From: tighe barry <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:28 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Sent from my iPhone
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49 David Yakobson
From: Doreen Cohanim <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:26 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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50 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
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51 David Yakobson
From: tighe barry <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:25 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Sent from my iPhone
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52 David Yakobson
From: Nicolette Ponce <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:24 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Sent from my iPhone
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53 David Yakobson
From: Ryan Ward <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:24 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Ryan Ward and I am an ally of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis. I’m a Santa Monica resident, and have lived here for 7 years.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Thank you,
Ryan Ward
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54 David Yakobson
From: C Pucelli <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:14 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Public Comment in support of Resolution 16D

EXTERNAL
To whom it may concern on the Santa Monica City Council, I am a voting citizen and resident of Los Angeles.

I am not Jewish but I'm absolutely an ally. I was horrified by the events of Hamas on October the 7th .

I was disgusted and appalled and I believed that Israel had every right to defend itself and to do what it needed to do in order to free the hostages taken by Hamas.

However, in the 200 plus days since the October 7th massacre, Israel has NOT secured the release of hostages (and in fact may have killed many of them themselves)
NOR, have they defeated Hamas.

What they have done is murder and slaughter over 30,000 Palestinians the majority of which are women and children.

Civilians!
Everyday! EVERYDAY! EVERYDAY!!! I am shocked and horrified by the photos and videos coming out of Gaza, dead babies, mangled toddlers, people literally picking up pieces of their loved ones, digging in the rubble with their bare hands trying to find survivors. EVERY hospital bombed, vital infrastructures gone, EVERY university destroyed, schools, Mosques, churches, cemeteries, museums, public records, ancient olive groves. 80% of buildings uninhabitable or destroyed. And today, more than half a million Gazans are facing catastrophic levels of hunger.

War is ugly.

However, this is NOT a war. This is something else. Listen to the Right wing leaders of Israel and you will hear their real intent. Referring to the Palestinian people as "AMALEK," "human animals," that this is a battle "against darkness." Top Israeli leaders calling to "annihilate."
This is madness!
This needs to stop! When will this end???
When every Palestinian is dead?? Where is the HUMANITY? The massacre of Israeli civilians on October 7th was a tragedy – but war crimes never justify war crimes EVERY Palestinian life and EVERY Israeli life, is sacred We NEED a CEASEFIRE NOW.

It is the only thing that will lead to the safe release of the Israeli hostages.

I truly believe that Israel will only be safe when all Palestinians are safe as well.

Together, we must fight antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism, and all other forms of bigotry.

I am thankful to Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

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55 As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

I urge the full city council to approve this critical resolution.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
pass resolution 16D.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
Cristina Pucelli
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56 David Yakobson
From: Gmail <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:09 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Kim Hansen and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Sincerely,
Kim S. Hansen
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57 David Yakobson
From: Ghazal Sheei <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:08 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
I’m writing to express my unwavering support for the resolution introduced by Council members Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

It is extremely urgent that we unilaterally stand against the ongoing genocide and current invasion of Rafah. The Israeli government is currently invading Rafah, where more than 1 million innocent civilians are sheltering after being displaced from their homes. We must call on our government to facilitate an immediate ceasefire and to stop sending military weapons to Israel. As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

Thank you for your time and effort,
Ghazal Sheei
Realtor, ACME RE
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58 David Yakobson
From: Ivy Joeva <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:07 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Ivy Gullickson and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and jusƟce for all PalesƟnians and Israelis. I have lived in Santa Monica for 10 years.

I’m wriƟng to express my support for the resoluƟon introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resoluƟon is extremely important to me because with 20,000 children killed in the last 6 months and another 20,000 orphaned in Gaza, what UNICEF spokesman James Elder has called Israel’s “war on children” puts our own children in danger for generaƟons to come.

The Ɵme for this resoluƟon is now: the Israeli government is currently invading Rafah, where more than 1 million innocent civilians— including 600,000 children—-are sheltering in tents aŌer being displaced from their homes.

President Biden called the invasion of Rafah a “red line” – we must call on our government now to facilitate an immediate ceasefire and to stop sending military weapons to Israel. As our local representaƟves, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

Through this resoluƟon, we can fight anƟsemiƟsm, Islamophobia, anƟ-PalesƟnian racism, and all other bigotry together – because none of us will be free and safe unƟl we are all free and safe. Please vote yes at this week’s City Council meeƟng.

Best,
Ivy Gullickson
310.634.8192
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59 David Yakobson
From: Reem Yassin <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:07 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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60 David Yakobson
From: A'amna Malik <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:04 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
It’s not always easy to do the right thing but it never has been in history. From civil rights era, to ending apartheid in South Africa… those who spoke up and stood with humanity changed the lives of generaƟons to come. You have an opportunity to do the same.

I’m wriƟng to express my support for the resoluƟon introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

Thank you,
Aamna Malik
Sent from my iPhone
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61 David Yakobson
From: Gabriela Ambriz <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:03 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Gabriela Ambriz (she/they)
Health Educator
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Cognitive Science
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62 David Yakobson
From: Seema Vora Kamath <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:00 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Sent from my iPhone
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63 David Yakobson
From: M O <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:52 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16D adoption of a ceasefire resolution

EXTERNAL
I'm shocked that with all the issues the city of SM has to contend with--homelessness, drugs, mental health, housing affordability, etc. that the happenings in the Middle East are critical for our city to weigh in on. I'm curious how many former and ongoing global tragedies the City of Santa Monica has given its opinion on--the alarming rise of female genital mutilation and child marriages across Africa and the Middle East, women in Afghanistan losing all their basic rights and dignity, Russia's uprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Assad crossing Obama's "red line" and nerve-gassing his own people, the US invading Afghanistan after 9/11, just to name a few. I would like to remind the people sponsoring and supporting this resolution of the benefits of going outside their news echo-chamber and getting more balanced factual information, including:
- Israel unilaterally withdrew from Gaza in 2005, forcefully removing its own citizens to ensure that no Jew remained--I remember in 2005 watching the news with shock as IDF soldiers were dragging fellow Jews out of their homes in Gaza. - Israel left Gazans their infrastructure, greenhouses, buildings, etc in the hopes that they could move toward peace. Instead, the Palestinians in Gaza elected Hamas, destroyed everything Israel left them (thereby crippling their own economy), repurposed some of the infrastructure into bombs, and started building massive tunnels and a terrorism infrastructure.
- Since Israel's withdrawal, Hamas has fired THOUSANDS of rockets into Israel. The Israelis have kept quiet, retaliated once in a while, and learned to live with the constant threat and air-raid sirens that became the new normal. Where was the Santa Monica City Council's resolution on the unprovoked bombardments of Israeli cities? - Israel has agreed to an immediate ceasefire on the condition that the hostages are released and Hamas surrenders. Hamas had repeatedly rejected that. Where is the City of SM resolution on that? - Israel has been very slow and surgical to minimize casualties. Israel has the capability to wipe every single Palestinian, but won't. Hamas has the desire to wipe out every Israeli but can't! The Hamas health ministry is releasing propaganda and extremely unreliable numbers as to the death toll in Gaza. Just yesterday the United Nations--NOT a friend of Israel- -revised the numbers of dead women and children by HALF. Israel's claim is that at least 10,000 dead are Hamas combatants. How is Israel supposed to eradicate Hamas if collateral damage is off the table? What would Americans expect if 1200 of us were viciously murdered?
- Israel has offered to trade land for peace on many occasions. I remember in 2000 and 2008 Israel offered the Palestinians 94% of the land they wanted, East Jerusalem as the capital, and an end to all occupation. The Palestinians rejected it both those times and several times prior to that. I remember reading and watching this on the news.

This is a very complex issue with both sides having passionate, emotionally charged, historically & biblically validated arguments. Unless council members take the time and care to learn about this extremely complicated issue, why on Earth would they be offering their opinions, let alone a formal resolution??? Finally, as a Jewish person raising my children in this City, as someone who has extensively studied and lived much of this history, I can't help but observe the similarities between the current Hamas-allyship and the start of Eastern European pogroms and the rise of Nazism. Jewish people are terrified and anxious every day since October 7th. Our American (and Israeli) brothers and sisters are being held hostage by sadistic terrorists at this very moment. Why isn't there a resolution to show support to the Jewish community--during Jewish American Heritage Month no less? Jewish people will not sit idly by. We will battle antisemitism in all its manifestations, in the name of all our relatives who died on October 7th and in the Holocaust. This resolution is simply antisemitism re-packaged as concern for the Palestinian people!
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64 Sincerely,
Marina Olshansky
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65 David Yakobson
From: Sofia Haytin <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:48 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Sofie and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis. I am also an Israeli citizen, deeply ashamed of what my government is doing in my name.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Best,
Sofie
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66 David Yakobson
From: LINDA MILAZZO <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:46 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

To lasƟng peace,
Linda Milazzo
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67 David Yakobson
From: Erica Sender <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:31 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Erica Sender and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis. I’m a Santa Monica resident, and have lived here for 4 years.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Council members Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

Best,
Erica Sender
678.332.8599
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68 David Yakobson
From: callie Ryan <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:28 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza - Written Comment for Board Meeting Tonight

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Callie Ryan and I am one of thousands of American Jews who recognizes that Never Again is Now. I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I believe that all of our safety is interdependent and that no one is truly safe until we are ALL safe.

Violence begets violence, and harm brings more harm. I am writing to express my strong support for the resolution introduced by Council-members Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred. Everyday that goes by that a permanent ceasefire is not reached and that all hostages taken from their loved ones are released is a rip in the fabric in our humanitarian consciousness - a rip that will have devastating ripple effects for generations to come.

We ALL deserve to feel safe and free - unafraid that our loved ones will be harmed by bombs, force, violence, or lack of clean water and abundant nourishment. I often fall asleep at night thinking about what it might feel like to be in Gaza now - the sound of bombs, smoke in the air - nowhere safe to flee, lacking in nourishment and water, scared for myself and those I love the most. I am asking that we all stretch ourselves to prioritize the safety of both the hostages and the millions of innocent Palestinian civilians in danger.

Thank you.
--
Callie Ryan (she/her)
818.631.2477
https://soundcloud.com/callie_01
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69 David Yakobson
From: Julian Haft <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:26 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Julian HaŌ and I am a Jewish American. I was both educated in Santa Monica and have also spent the majority of my professional career working in the city as well.

I’m wriƟng to express my support for the resoluƟon introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate and bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resoluƟon is important to me as a Jewish American, because I know that Jewish safety and liberaƟon are dependent on PalesƟnian safety and freedom. Furthermore, my Jewish values teach me that every life, be it PalesƟnian or Israeli, is sacred.

This resoluƟon is extremely urgent: the Israeli government is currently conducƟng military operaƟons in Rafah, where more than 1 million innocent civilians have been sheltering, many of them previously having been displaced from their homes. At this Ɵme, the UN reports almost half-a-million people have been forced to flee Rafah. This situaƟon risks even more suffering and loss of life in a conflict that has already seen catastrophic levels of both on both sides. So it is criƟcal that we call on our government now to facilitate an immediate bilateral ceasefire, a release of all hostages, and the pursuit of peaceful means of resoluƟon for the ongoing conflict. As local representaƟves, this is your responsibility. I urge you to vote yes at this week’s City Council meeƟng.

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70 David Yakobson
From: Victoria Bazlamit <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:26 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
My name is Victoria and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish and allied Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as an Angeleno resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Through this resolution, we can fight antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism, and all other bigotry together – because none of us will be free and safe until we are all free and safe. I urge you to vote yes at this week’s City Council meeting.
--
Thank you,
Victoria Bazlamit
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71 David Yakobson
From: Naseem Golestani <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:25 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Naseem Golestani and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

Thank you,
Naseem
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72 David Yakobson
From: Jane Awni <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:20 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Resolution 16D

EXTERNAL
Good Afternoon Everyone,
First I would like to personally thank Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis and Davis for this long awaited resolution.

My name is Jane Zighelboim Awni, as a Jewish Angeleno, I strongly support calls for an immediate bilateral unconditional permanent ceasefire in Gaza. I am a member of both Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and IfNotNow Los Angeles. Both groups of Jewish Angelenos standing together for safety, equality and justice for ALL Palestinians & Israelis alike.

The scorched earth genocidal campaign being waged on Gaza is an unimaginable tragedy and humanitarian crisis, funded by our tax dollars. The Israeli Government's response to the tragedy of October 7th is in violation of international law. The US's response in sending unconditional weapons to them is in violation of US Law and International law. The diplomatic cover the US has given this genocide will be an eternal stain on all of us.

I ask those of you that have not joined this urgent call... do so.

With gratitude,
Jane Zighelboim Awni
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73 David Yakobson
From: Anicia Santos <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:15 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D -- call for ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Anicia Santos and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish and allied Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

We need this resolution now, as we're seeing the Israeli government currently invading Rafah, where more than 1 million innocent civilians are sheltering after being displaced from their homes. President Biden called the invasion of Rafah a “red line” – and we must call on our government now to facilitate an immediate ceasefire and to stop sending military weapons to Israel. As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

Best,
Anicia
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74 David Yakobson
From: Leila Fenelon <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:11 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Resolution 16D

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
I’m writing to express my full support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

My name is Leila Fenelon and I’m the parent of two young children in Santa Monica independent schools.

The time for this resolution is now: the Israeli government is currently invading Rafah. President Biden called the invasion of Rafah a “red line” – we must call on our government now to facilitate an immediate ceasefire and to stop sending military weapons to Israel. As our local representatives, we are looking to you to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

We are seeking the following:
- An end to the civilian loss of life in Gaza
- An Immediate, permanent, binding ceasefire
- The release of all Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners - Adherence to international law
- The renewal of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) - An immediate cessation of military assistance until a permanent ceasefire is enacted and Israel abides by applicable U.S. law governing its use
- The city of Santa Monica identify and support local programs that combat antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism, homophobic and xenophobic attacks
Through this resolution, we can do the right thing, and show that what is happening right now is not ok in this day and age.

Thank you,
Leila
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75 David Yakobson
From: Marley Otto <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:03 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Please vote yes on Resolution 16D

EXTERNAL
Hi councilmembers,
I'm a Jewish Angeleno and member of If Not Now, writing to first thank you for bringing this resolution to the floor, and to then urge you to please vote yes on it.

My Jewish upbringing taught me that it is a sacred responsibility to do whatever I can to make the world better, to protect life, and to Never Again allow a holocaust to take place against any people. Nothing that happened on October 7th can justify what's come after it, with over 15000 children dead.

Try and really imagine that number, it's horrifying. There is no justification for that, none at all.

During South African apartheid, cities across the US and around the world took moral stances against it, and this moment is no different. Our federal government is not listening to us, so we are coming to you, our local governments, to build from the ground up.

Please join the other cities around California and the country in passing a resolution for a ceasefire.

Thank you so much,
Marley
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76 David Yakobson
From: Noreen Rahman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:01 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Kind regards,
Noreen Rahman
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77 David Yakobson
From: jose Pimienta <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:02 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: in need of a permanent and immediate ceasefire resolution

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
I'm a Burbank resident where we have been requesting a permanent and immediate ceasefire resolution from our city officials. Currently we've been communicating with our council members in order to make that happen, but we haven't been able to follow on the steps of multiple other cities in the county of Los Angeles alone who have already done so. Still I would like to encourage Santa Monica's leadership to take progressive and moral steps forward.

I would like to express my support for the resolution introduced by Council members Zwick, Torosis and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral permanent cease fire in Gaza.

The resolution should propose:
- An end to the genocide in Gaza
- An Immediate, permanent, binding ceasefire
- The release of all Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners - Adherence to international law
- The renewal of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) - An immediate cessation of military assistance until a permanent ceasefire is enacted and Israel abides by applicable U.S. law governing its use
- The city of Santa Monica identify and support local programs that combat antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism, homophobic and xenophobic attacks
By this we can fight antisemitism, Islamophobia, and anti-Palestinian racism. Because none of us will be free and safe until we are all free and safe. I plead you to vote yes at this week’s City Council meeting.

Thank you for your time and vote with your conscious for a safer future.

With appreciationJo Pimienta
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78 David Yakobson
From: Phil Brock
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 1:02 PM
To: Rabbi Naomi Levy; councilmtgitems
Cc: Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis
Subject: Re: Public Comment - Item 16 tonight - Ceasefire Resolution Inbox Can I have your phone number?
Phil Brock
Mayor
City of Santa Monica
P: (310) 458-8201
C: (310) 560-3071
santamonica.gov
From: Rabbi Naomi Levy <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:22:05 PM
To: councilmtgitems <[email protected]>
Cc: Phil Brock <[email protected]>; Lana Negrete <[email protected]>; Oscar de la Torre <[email protected]>; Caroline Torosis <[email protected]>; Jesse Zwick <[email protected]>; Christine Parra <[email protected]>; Gleam Davis <[email protected]>
Subject: Public Comment - Item 16 tonight - Ceasefire Resolution Inbox

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council Members and Mayor Brock, My name is Rabbi Naomi Levy, I am the spiritual leader of Nashuva, a Jewish community that proudly holds services in Santa Monica.

Today is Yom Ha-Atzmaut, Israel Independence day, it is Israel's 76th birthday. Usually, in Israel and across the world this is a day for Jews to celebrate the survival of the Jewish State.

This year, today's day of celebration is a somber one. So many innocent Israeli lives have been lost due to an unprovoked terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7th. We mourn the dead and we seek the return of Israel's hostages, 128 innocent souls, babies and elders, young men and women who have been brutally kidnapped.

It strikes me as tone deaf for the council to be weighing any resolution on the war between Israel and Hamas on this day.

I of course do pray for a peaceful resolution to this conflict where Israelis can live in security and peace and Palestinians can live in peace as well.

I write to you today to urge you to make the centerpiece of any actions taken by this council to be the safety and security of Jewish residents of Santa Monica and Muslim residents of Santa Monica as well.

I urge you to focus your resolution to fight antisemitism and Islamophobia.

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79 There are children in my community, elementary school children, highschool students, college students at SMC who do not feel safe. Adults in my community do not feel safe. Our Nashuva community does not feel safe holding services in Santa Monica City parks anymore. Our right to openly pray as Jews has been called into question by those who seek to silence us and intimidate us - voices of hatred against Jews.

Muslims also fear the tensions and hatred unleashed by October 7th, by the horrific Hamas massacre, have spilled over into Santa Monica leading to Islamophobia.

Santa Monica has to deal with plenty of its own problems, as you well know, so once again I am urging you to make your focus and the centerpiece of any actions you take to be the safety and security of Santa Monica residents - the people who live, work, study and pray here.

Nashuva hopes to hold our Sabbath and High Holy Day prayer services in peace and security without the fear of attack.

We hope you will resolve to protect our citizens.

With gratitude for hearing me out,
Rabbi Naomi Levy
--
Rabbi Naomi Levy
author of Einstein and the Rabbi
spiritual leader of:

Nashuva: The Jewish Spiritual Outreach Center
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80 David Yakobson
From: Erica Hendry <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:58 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Erica Hendry and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish American, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom.

My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Thank you,
Erica Hendry
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81 David Yakobson
From: Faizah Malik <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:55 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

I’m the parent of two kids in Santa Monica independent schools.

Thank you.

Faizah Malik
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82 David Yakobson
From: Jasser Kafafi <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:47 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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83 David Yakobson
From: Wogai Mohmand <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:45 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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84 David Yakobson
From: Maggie Boyles <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:45 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Maggie Boyles and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Thank you for your time and attention,
Maggie Boyles
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85 David Yakobson
From: Ian Schiffer <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:29 PM
To: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems
Subject: Supporting Resolution for a Ceasefire

EXTERNAL
Hello,
I'm a lifelong Santa Monica Jewish resident (born on Main Street and live on Ocean Park Boulevard now) who has supported in getting schools in Santa Monica funded (I was the campaign manager for the Yes on SMS campaign, and has worked at the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and other Jewish community. I strongly support the resolution at tonight's meeting for a ceasefire. The destruction of one life is as if the entire world is destroyed. There is a long history of smear campaigns by institutions like my former employer the Jewish Federation and the Anti-Defamation League, which perpetuate intentionally false narratives conflating antisemitism with criticism of the Israeli government’s military occupation and ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. Their manipulative claims to care about Jewish safety, while calling for the destruction of peaceful solidarity encampments, composed of many Jewish students, do not actually make us safe. Calling for an end to war, genocide, destruction of life does that.

Over 40,000 Palestinians have been murdered, 2 million + Gazans have been displaced, and millions are being starved in the last six months.

Never Again for Anyone. May Santa Monica pass this resolution and may Palestine be free and all people from the river to the sea experience dignity in an end to this genocide, apartheid, and occupation. Thank you for receiving this message.

Ian Schiffer
3107033601
650 Ocean Park Boulevard Apartment 2 Santa Monica CA 90405 --
Ian Sam Schiffer
Affirming Gender Pronouns: he/they
All land claimed by the 'united states' is Indigenous land. I'm a guest/ger/kuuy on unceded Tongva/Gabrieleno land. If you're also kuuy in Tovaangar, make a kuuy nahwa'a (guest exchange) to the Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy.

From Friday to Saturday sundown I practice Shabbat by being away from technology and ceasing from work. I am actively shifting my relationship with email and urgency. Thank you for your patience in my response.

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86 David Yakobson
From: Dan J. <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:30 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: City Council Agenca item 16.D.

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Dear Members of City Council,
Tonight's meeting agenda presents a discussion item proposed by Council members Zwick, Torosis, and Davis regarding adopting a resolution to support a ceasefire in Gaza. This proposal is particularly puzzling given the extremely pressing issues facing our city.

Let's consider the context:
 The city is grappling with severe financial distress largely stemming from a prolonged child abuse scandal involving a city employee. Despite the significant financial ramifications of this scandal, there has been a lack of transparency and investigation, with minimal acknowledgment from Councilmembers (especially the three sponsoring the Gaza resolution), and no public investigation into the scandal and those responsible for it.  Our city's parks, notably Reed Park, are plagued by discarded needles from addicts, posing serious safety concerns near schools, elderly housing, and playgrounds. Efforts to address this issue have been hindered by the opposing stance of the three Councilmembers sponsoring the Gaza resolution.  Moreover, tonight's meeting includes consent items on contentious topics that have received scant review and public attention, such as the city's water scarcity issues (and its relationship to development) and proposed building code revisions involving potentially deeply hazardous and toxic materials. These matters directly impact residents and warrant thorough discussion and debate.

Instead of addressing these urgent local matters, three Councilmembers want a discussion on what? Gaza–an area where their expertise is entirely absent, to put it generously, and which alienates many members of the public.

The primary duty of City Council is governance, not indulging in meaningless ideological posturing. With six months until the elections, it's critical that Councilmembers prioritize initiatives that truly benefit residents. While some on the Council are diligently working towards this goal, others seem intent on wasting their time, and the public's time, on ideological jawflapping.

It's time to prioritize responsibility over rhetoric and fulfill the obligations entrusted to you by the electorate. Grow up, do your jobs and leave empty gestures aside.

Sincerely,
Daniel Jansenson
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From: Rabbi Naomi Levy <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:22 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis
Subject: Public Comment - Item 16 tonight - Ceasefire Resolution Inbox

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Dear Santa Monica City Council Members and Mayor Brock, My name is Rabbi Naomi Levy, I am the spiritual leader of Nashuva, a Jewish community that proudly holds services in Santa Monica.

Today is Yom Ha-Atzmaut, Israel Independence day, it is Israel's 76th birthday. Usually, in Israel and across the world this is a day for Jews to celebrate the survival of the Jewish State.

It strikes me as tone deaf for the council to be weighing any resolution on the war between Israel and Hamas on this day.

I of course do pray for a peaceful resolution to this conflict where Israelis can live in security and peace and Palestinians can live in peace as well.

I urge you to focus your resolution to fight antisemitism and Islamophobia.

There are children in my community, elementary school children, highschool students, college students at SMC who do not feel safe. Adults in my community do not feel safe. Our Nashuva community does not feel safe holding services in Santa Monica City parks anymore. Our right to openly pray as Jews has been called into question by those who seek to silence us and intimidate us - voices of hatred against Jews.

Muslims also fear the tensions and hatred unleashed by October 7th, by the horrific Hamas massacre, have spilled over into Santa Monica leading to Islamophobia.

Nashuva hopes to hold our Sabbath and High Holy Day prayer services in peace and security without the fear of attack.

We hope you will resolve to protect our citizens.

With gratitude for hearing me out,
Rabbi Naomi Levy
--
Rabbi Naomi Levy
author of Einstein and the Rabbi
spiritual leader of:

Nashuva: The Jewish Spiritual Outreach Center
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From: Idit Azar <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:09 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

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Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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89 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
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From: Jason K. Feldman, Esq. <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:07 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important corrections to resolution draft of item 16 D.

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL

FORMS OF HATE AND INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE
WHEREAS, the horrific slaughter of over 1000 Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023 perpetrated by Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations and the elected governing body in Gaza , was the largest attempt at genocide of Jews since the Holocaust, and 240 Israeli civilians, americans and 22 other nationalists were taken as hostages to Gaza; and WHEREAS, in response, the ongoing war to dismantle Hamas in Gaza has exacted a catastrophic toll of tens of many thousands of civilian Palestinian deaths – including bystander children, medical workers, and journalists; and WHEREAS, Gaza’s widespread destruction has created an urgent humanitarian crisis that must end, and Israel's internal displacement of (tens of) thousands of civilians from their homes for safety must end ; and WHEREAS, further shedding of blood in Gaza and Israel and the infliction of more pain and anguish will not bring peace and security to either Palestinians or Israelis, and cycles of violence and retribution in Israel and the Palestinian territories for the better part of a century cannot be broken with more of the same; and WHEREAS, we support those forces in Israel and in Palestine that seek a different future for themselves—a democratic future where Israelis and Palestinians both can live in dignity and with self-determination and security for all; and WHEREAS, more than 100 U.S. cities have called for a ceasefire, and President Biden and Vice President Harris are actively working towards a negotiated ceasefire. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City of Santa Monica supports the resumption of a negotiated bilateral ceasefire, which must include humanitarian aid for the immediate provision of desperately needed food, water, medical care, clothing and emergency shelter to Palestinians, the end of Hamas’s rule in Gaza, due process for all prisoners, and the immediate release of the remaining 132 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.

SECTION 2. The City of Santa Monica is appalled by the acts of violence, vandalism and intimidation against the Palestinian and Jewish diaspora in the United States, and reiterates its condemnation of all antisemitism including antiZionism, anti-Arab racism, Islamophobia, and all forms of hate and incitement to violence.

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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91 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney Sincerely,
Jason K. Feldman, Esq.

LAW OFFICE OF JASON K. FELDMAN, PC
270 N. Canon Drive, 3rd Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
T.844.553.5342; F.310.564.2004
http://www.jkflegal.com/
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From: Michael Fiore <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:07 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Call for Ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Council Members:

I am a resident of Santa Monica, and I would like to add my voice to the call for our Council to stand for a ceasefire in Gaza. Israel is poised to invade Gaza, perhaps only after a prolonged aerial bombardment campaign. President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken have been making conflicting statements about how the US will respond, or not respond, to this invasion. Gaza is on the verge of starvation, shortage of water, lack of medical care, lack of electricity and fuel, and rampant disease. It is time to do what is the only humanitarian thing that can be done today. A vote in favor of a ceasefire by our City Council, added to the votes by many other cities across the country, may embolden President Biden and Secretary Blinken to finally consider that continued genocide is not consistent with our American values. I urge you to vote for this resolution.

Michael Fiore
323 229 7052
1626 Lincoln Blvd #505
Santa Monica CA 90404
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From: Brian Rosenbaum <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:06 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Brian Rosenbaum and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Brian Rosenbaum, MSW
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94 David Yakobson
From: Patrick Dunlevy <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:03 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Councilmembers,
I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This need for this resolution is urgent: the Israeli government is currently invading Rafah, where more than one million innocent civilians are sheltering after being displaced from their homes. President Biden has called the invasion of Rafah a “red line,” and we must call on him and our government now to facilitate an immediate ceasefire and stop sending military weapons to Israel. As an elected official, you have the responsibility to spur the federal government to live up to its stated values of human rights and equality.

Through this resolution, you can help end antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism, and all other bigotry. None of us will be free and safe until we are all free and safe. I urge you to vote yes at this week’s City Council meeting.

Sincerely,
Patrick Dunlevy
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From: Council Mailbox
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:02 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Fw: Item 16 - Request to adopt resolution supporting ceasefire in Gaza From: shelley siegel <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:54 AM
To: Council Mailbox <[email protected]>
Subject: Item 16 - Request to adopt resolution supporting ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
As a long time santa monica resident, I urge U not to support this resolution. Peace and fairness can't be achieved in this manner. Also a city govt should not take one sided approach.

Are these protestors even Santa Monica residents or just agitators? Do they care about the hostages and all the brutality done by Hamas.

A city government especially Santa Monica should not get involved this way. Please think about it. Thank you.

Shelley Siegel
Sent from my Galaxy
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From: BARRY STEINBERG <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:48 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Israel/Hamas proposal tonight

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Dear Council members,
My husband and I have been residents in Santa Monica since 1984. We are greatly opposed to the item on your docket at tonights meeƟng regarding a ceasefire in Israel. We are Jewish, and you do not represent any of your Jewish consƟtuents in this city with this proposal, possibly causing more anƟsemiƟsm and violence towards us and our insƟtuƟons. In fact, you threaten us, all Jews, our religious insƟtuƟons, Israel, and the world as it appears that the city of Sant Monica supports Hamas. It is a war between Hamas and Israel, not the PalesƟnians. A ceasefire must include return of all hostages, Hamas leaders must concede to Israel. Hamas must give up all power and control of Gaza to the PalesƟnian people, and PalesƟnians must acknowledge the right of Israel and the Jews to exist, in Israel as an independent and democraƟc state. Israel is a democraƟc state and the only democraƟc ally in the Middle East for the USA. If we allow Hamas to win they will not stop in Israel. We open the world and ourselves to terrorism because they believe we support their cause. Our city has enough to work on rather than internaƟonal affairs. We have an unhoused people crisis, our downtown area that is not as safe or welcoming as it used to be, as well as many other issues we need to work on. Please consider what I have said, please vote no on this issue.

Sincerely,
Ann & Barry Steinberg
1425 Maple Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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From: Linda Henry <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:41 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Support for Resolution 16D - Call for Ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Linda Henry and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.
***An immediate and lasting ceasefire is the first step to peace and an end to the great suffering and loss of life in this conflict. This carnage has gone on too long and is in direct conflict with UN and USA verbal commitments to peace. A ceasefire is the required action to end this intolerable state of war.*** Through this resolution, we can fight antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism, and all other bigotry together – because none of us will be free and safe until we are all free and safe. I urge you to vote yes at this week’s City Council meeting.

I urge the full city council to approve this critical resolution Thank you for standing for peace,
Linda Henry
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From: Jeff Swimmer <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:35 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis
Subject: Public Comment - Item 16 - Ceasefire Resolution

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council Members:

As long-time residents of the City, here are some things happening in our community that we would like you to address:
 Homelessness
 Graffiti
 Safety, such as keeping parks safe for public use, etc.  SB9, as in: does the recent court ruling against it impact us, or not?  The Civic, as in: can you find a way to keep this local treasure operating and serving our city?  Third St Promenade, i.e. how to revitalize it so residents want to go there again  Ongoing fiscal support of public schools
 Etc., etc., etc. (If you are out of problems to solve, please let us know) Here’s something on which we don’t want you to waste time and resources: adopting a performative, meaningless ceasefire resolution regarding the current Israel-Hamas war. While I’m sure Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, and all of the terrorists of Hamas are waiting breathlessly to know what the Santa Monica City Council thinks they should do next, we're not. Furthermore, your involvement in this issue has served to increase the anxiety and concern of Jewish residents of the City, who are already experiencing enhanced levels of antisemitism.

Sincerely,
Jeff Swimmer
Gayle Gilman
Dylan Swimmer
Ella Swimmer
Colin Swimmer
Juliet Swimmer
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:32 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Palestine ceasefire, please!

EXTERNAL
Dear Council member,
Santa Monica is a leader for the rest of the country. I sincerely ask you to approve a cease-fire agreement in your work in the Santa Monica City Council today. The whole world is watching us and Santa Monica is a beacon of human rights and human freedom and integrity in Southern California and for the whole west coast! Sincerely,
Sarah Burns
Sent from my iPhone
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From: Dari Goldman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:18 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Dari and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Dari Emily Goldman, MPH
Los Angeles, CA
[email protected]
www.linkedin.com/in/dariemilygoldman
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From: Levin, Amy C <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:14 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis
Subject: Public Comment - Item 16 - Ceasefire Resolution

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council Members:

Sincerely,
Dr. Amy Levin
Rob Levin
Jared Levin
Bradley Levin
Spencer Levin
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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From: Amna Hussain <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:12 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Resolution 16D Support

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Amna Hussain and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

Thank you,
Amna Hussain
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From: Brent Cohen <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:10 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis
Subject: Public Comment - Item 16 - Ceasefire Resolution

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council Members:

As long-time residents of the City, here are some things happening in our community that we would like you to address:
 Homelessness
 Safety, such as keeping parks, streets, and alleys safe for public use, etc.  Graffiti
 SB9, as in: does the recent court ruling against it impact us or not?  The Civic, as in: can you find a way to keep this local treasure operating and serving our city?  Third St Promenade, i.e., how to revitalize it so residents want to go there again  Ongoing fiscal support of public schools
 Etc., etc., etc. (If you are out of problems to solve, please let us know) Here’s something on which we don’t want you to waste time and resources: adopting a performative, meaningless ceasefire resolution regarding the current Israel-Hamas war. While I’m sure Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, and all of the terrorists of Hamas are waiting breathlessly to know what the Santa Monica City Council thinks they should do next, I’m not. Your involvement in this issue has served to increase the anxiety and concern of Jewish residents of the City, who are already experiencing enhanced levels of antisemitism.

Please show some actual community leadership by skipping issuing a useless virtue signal on a subject you have neither the expertise nor mandate to address and instead do the real work you were elected to do.

Sincerely,
Brent Cohen
Wendy Cohen
Brandon Cohen
Hannah Cohen
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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From: Jason David <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:05 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Jason David and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis. I also grew up in Santa Monica, attended Roosevelt Elementary, Lincoln Middle, and Santa Monica High Schools, where I developed a strong sense of my moral and ethical values and principles. My parents still in live in Santa Monica and I spend much of time there.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

Best,
Jason David
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From: Shira Klein <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:05 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Resolution 16D

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Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Shira Klein and I am a Jewish history professor at Chapman University, as well as a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Thank you,
Shira Klein, PhD
Associate Professor of History, Chapman University
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:04 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: SUPPORT CEASEFIRE AGENDA 16D

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Dear Major and Council members,
My name is John Mooney.

I’ve lived here half a block from the Venice Beach Ocean Front Walk for 38 years and I am a member of the Venice Arts Council, founding members of the Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument CommiƩee, which also includes Santa Monica and Malibu.

Why Cease Fire?
Because we know what firing does. It kills our humanity one bullet and bomb at a Ɵme. We’ve done it since our Ɵme here together began. Always with the same result. Winners and losers. Terror doesn’t destroy terror. It promotes it.

Terror feeds on the monster inside, fear. We either conƟnue to cave to fear, or we once and for all(of humanity’s future), cease killing to not be killed. It’s imperaƟve that we, human beings, stand up for humanity instead of kill for it. Winning these baƩles is like human evoluƟonary kindergarten. It’s Ɵme we stop living like juvenile barbarians. It’s Ɵme we grow up and become the adults we were born to be.

Cease Fire Now!
Sent from my iPhone
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From: Brooke Dekofsky <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:01 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important corrections to resolution draft of item 16 D. City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL FORMS OF HATE AND INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE WHEREAS, the horrific slaughter of over 1000 Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023 perpetrated by Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations and the elected governing body in Gaza , was the largest attempt at genocide of Jews since the Holocaust, and 240 Israeli civilians, americans and 22 other nationalists were taken as hostages to Gaza; and WHEREAS, in response, the ongoing war to dismantle Hamas in Gaza has exacted a catastrophic toll of tens of many thousands of civilian Palestinian deaths – including bystander children, medical workers, and journalists; and WHEREAS, Gaza’s widespread destruction has created an urgent humanitarian crisis that must end, and Israel's internal displacement of (tens of) thousands of civilians from their homes for safety must end ; and WHEREAS, further shedding of blood in Gaza and Israel and the infliction of more pain and anguish will not bring peace and security to either Palestinians or Israelis, and cycles of violence and retribution in Israel and the Palestinian territories for the better part of a century cannot be broken with more of the same; and WHEREAS, we support those forces in Israel and in Palestine that seek a different future for themselves—a democratic future where Israelis and Palestinians both can live in dignity and with selfdetermination and security for all; and WHEREAS, more than 100 U.S. cities have called for a ceasefire, and President Biden and Vice President Harris are actively working towards a negotiated ceasefire.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: Doug Sloan, City Attorney Regards,
Brooke Horn Dekofsky
Santa Monica Resident
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From: Valida <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:01 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Valida Carroll, and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a Jewish and ally Angelenos group organizing for safety, equality, and justice for all Palestinians and Jews. I lived in Santa Monica when I first moved to Los Angeles in 1994 as a refugee from Bosnia and Herzegovina. I went to Santa Monica College for two years before transferring to UCLA and receiving my World Arts and Cultures degree. Today, I work for Santa Monica-based radio station KCRW.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Council members Zwick, Torosis, and Davis, calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is critical to me as a Jewish ally because I know that Jewish safety and liberation are dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom.

The time for this resolution is now: the Israeli government is currently invading Rafah, where more than 1 million innocent civilians are sheltering after being displaced from their homes. President Biden called the invasion of Rafah a “red line” – we must call on our government now to facilitate an immediate ceasefire and to stop sending military weapons to Israel. As our local representatives, you are responsible for calling on the federal government to live up to its stated human rights and equality values.

Thank you!
Valida
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From: Sophia Rome <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:59 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support Ceasefire

EXTERNAL
Hi, as a Jewish community member who has been working in Santa Monica for a month, and as a human being, I am emailing in support of the ceasefire resolution. I hope you take this bold stance against the chaos and impending genocide in Gaza.

Thank you,
Sophia Tome
Jewish Voice for Peace, LA
--
Sophia Rome
University of Michigan Class of 2018
BA Spanish, BA Political Science
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From: Elian Paiuk <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:59 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Gaza

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As a long-time resident of Santa Monica I want to register my opposition to resolution 16D. I do not think it is appropriate for the city council to be inserting itself in such a complex topic that is far beyond its area of expertise.

Adopting resolutions such this only increases divisiveness and do nothing to improve the situation in the Middle East.

Please vote against 16d.

Thank you,
Elian Paiuk
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From: Nicolette Aubourg <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:51 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
The world should be at a standstill! How can we eat and sleep and go to work and be warm in our houses while in Gaza others are being bombed and executed, screaming in pain, dying with no burial grounds, gathering their loved ones’ body parts from rubble, mourning their dead with no farewell , starving, sleeping in tents or on the streets amidst bombs falling, photographed in all their humility, suffering and loss of dignity for all the world to see on social media?
I am a resident of California and strongly urge you to allow Santa Monica to set an example to the rest of the nation and world by officially calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza and a cessation of arming Israel!
I am also an award-winning singer-songwriter and have written and released a song for Gaza called “I Am Not Hamas” which was awarded Finalist and Outstanding Achievement in the Great American Song Contest and I am hoping the message and emotion in my song will convince you to call for a ceasefire because the people being killed, maimed, orphaned, tortured, starved and displaced in Gaza are NOT HAMAS! Please listen to my song here or on any music streaming platform:

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Sincerely,
Nicolette Aubourg
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From: Ericka Verba <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:38 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support Ceasefire Resolution Agenda # 16D

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Dear City Council Members;
I am a Santa Monica Resident since 1999. I am also Jewish. The Hebrew phrase “Tikkun Olam” means “repairing the world.” It calls on us to do everything we can to make this world a better place for all. This is why I am calling on the Santa Monica City Council to pass a resolution in support of an immediate cease fire in Gaza. We cannot sit back and watch the mass slaughter and starvation of thousands of people. We must join the over 100 cities across the US and many more the world over to call for an end to the killing of Palestinians and the release of all hostages and political prisoners.

Ericka Verba
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From: Lauren Boumaroun <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:37 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock Subject: Adopt Resolution 16D

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To the Santa Monica City CouncilI’m a concerned Angeleno and Lebanese-American writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

Over the past 7 months, we have watched a genocide unfold before our eyes. We have seen Israel kill and endanger their own hostages by indiscriminately bombing the Gaza Strip. Now, the Palestinian people are experiencing a forced famine due to the lack of aid trucks being let in to the area.

Israel is currently invading Rafah, where over 1 million people have been displaced. Every time they are told to go to a new “safe zone,” that place is no longer safe. Clearly, the goal is extermination, not self-defense.

Please stand up for what is right. Thank you.

Best,
Lauren Boumaroun
Lauren D. Boumaroun, PhD
Costume Designer + Researcher
[pronouns: she/her]
[email protected]
[email protected]
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:31 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: John Mooney - SUPPORT CEASEFIRE AGENDA 16D

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John Mooney
SUPPORT CEASEFIRE AGENDA 16D
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From: Nicholette Kominos <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:29 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Resolution for a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

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 Thank you to Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis for this resolution  My name is Nicholette Kominos and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.  As an Angeleno, I strongly support calls for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza  The Israeli government claims that their horrific assault on Gaza is justified to keep Jews safe – but we know that safety will never come from the genocide and oppression of another people
 Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. One cannot come at the expense of the other
 The Israeli government’s massacre in Gaza is an unimaginable tragedy and humanitarian crisis, and it’s funded by our tax dollars
 Since October 7th, over 35,000 Palestinians have been killed, including over 14,500 children. Over 78,000 have been injured. At least 8,000 are missing. An unknown number of thousands are buried under the rubble.
 More than half a million Gazans are facing catastrophic levels of hunger and four out of the five hungriest people in the world are in Gaza
 More than half of Gaza’s homes have been destroyed or damaged. Every university in Gaza has been destroyed.

 Now the Israeli government is invading Rafah, where more than 1 million innocent civilians are sheltering after being displaced from their homes
 President Biden called the invasion of Rafah a “red line” – we must call on our government now to facilitate an immediate ceasefire and to stop sending military weapons to Israel
 The massacre of Israeli civilians on October 7th was a tragedy – but war crimes never justify war crimes.
 The Israeli government’s response is a violation of international law 
 Human rights are not conditional and they must apply to the innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza
 A ceasefire agreement will also help secure the safe return of the remaining Israeli hostages  Over 100 hostages were released during the temporary ceasefire in November 2023The families of hostages are leading mass protests in Israel, begging the Netanyahu government to accept a ceasefire deal with Hamas and facilitate the release of all hostages.  Thank you.
 Sincerely,
 Nicholette Kominos
from my iPhone
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From: Manny Islam <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:29 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Resolution 16D

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Greetings,
I am a U.S. Marine veteran, a former police officer, and now I work for the City of Long Beach. I support a ceasefire in Gaza, and let me tell you why.

Oct 7 was indeed a tragedy. Israel has a right to defend itself from Hamas. But the actions of the Israeli military over the past 6 months has shown anything but self-defense. Over 35,000 civilians killed, nearly half of them being children, nearly 80,000 injured, thousands more missing, and millions being displaced from their homes waiting to die from starvation and further bombing. Israel has one of the most powerful military and intelligence in the world. It is impossible to believe that Israel is trying its best to minimize civilian casualties; one could assume that the Israeli military is intentionally targeting civilians, or they do not have the competency and tactics to combat Hamas without such mass civilian casualty. One of the greatest quotes I've heard was "with great power comes great responsibility", and I firmly believe in it. Removal of an entire population from Gaza is not the answer. Israel has to be willing to negotiate.

I am proud of Long Beach for supporting a ceasefire back in December 2023. I hope the leaders in Santa Monica also come support a decision that coincides with peace and justice. Thank you for your consideration.

Respectfully,
Manny Islam
BSS IV Cyber Security Analyst
Technology & Innovation | Executive Office
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From: Melanie Bowman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:29 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
I am Dr Melanie Bowman, and I'm a Jewish advocate for peace in Palestine.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Every day I wear a mezzuzah necklace that belonged to my great, great, grandmother, who fled the Russian Empire during the pogroms of the early 20th century.

No person should ever have to flee their home due to ethnic cleansing campaigns. I implore each of you to both personally and publicly support an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the war on Gaza, and to put this matter on the city agenda. I particularly want to note that failing to do so is not only a failure to defend basic human rights, but does nothing to keep Jews safe, whether in Israel or Santa Monica.

Antisemitism works by positioning all Jews as scapegoats for whatever injustices plague a society. This was true in the pogroms from which my family fled, it was true leading up to the Holocaust, it shaped the motivation of the Tree of Life shooting, and it will continue to be true as long as human beings face oppression and injustice.

The human suffering caused through European colonial rule in Mandatory Palestine, during the 76 years since the Nakbah, 57 years of illegal occupation of the West Bank, 16ish years of the blockade of Gaza, and over 7 months of this current rupture of genocidal violence should be persuasive enough on their own.

But if they are not, I would like to remind each of you not to let anyone convince you that you are protecting Jews by failing to condemn this slaughter. Never again means never again for ANYONE. None of us will be free until all of us are free.

Sincerely,
Melanie Bowman
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From: Amy Kessler <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:25 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Amanda Kessler and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis. My sister and I spent six years attending Crossroads School for the Arts & Sciences in Santa Monica, and I call SM one of my homes.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

Best,
Amanda Kessler
Amykesslercoaching.com
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From: Jennie Rosenbaum <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:22 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Support of Resolution 16D

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Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
I, Jennie Rosenbaum, an Angeleno, am writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Los Angeles resident, because I know that our safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. Every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Thank you,
Jennie Rosenbaum
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Jennie Rosenbaum
[email protected]
602/721-3820
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From: Naama sananes <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:19 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

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Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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11 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: ____________naama hasid_____________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
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From: Matthew Alvarez <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:19 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16D: Vote YES for Ceasefire in Gaza

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Hello,
I am writing to support Item 16D to vote YES for ceasefire in Gaza.

More than 35,091 Palestinians have been killed and at least 78,827 have been injured by Israeli Occupation Forces since Oct 7, 2022. This does not include the more than 10,000 buried under the rubble. We must do whatever we can to stop this bloodshed.

Please, please vote to support an immediate ceasefire.

Sincerely,
Matthew Alvarez
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From: Rachel Kaufman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:18 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Rachel Kaufman and I am a poet, historian of political violence, and member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

Best,
Rachel Kaufman
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From: Mathew Millen <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:15 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline M. Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; Lana Negrete
Subject: 5/14 item 16D
Attachments: Hamas.pdf

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Attached are comments for item 16D for Tuesday May 14th mathew millen
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:17 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Resolution 16D

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Dear Council Members,
I am a Jew who is greatly distressed by the bombings, starvation, and mass murder of innocents in Gaza. I strongly support calls for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza, there is no justification for the death of over 35,000 human beings!
Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. One cannot come at the expense of the other. Committing war crimes in the name of the Jewish people is an insult to the history of my people and my family in particular. Never Again means everyone! As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live up to its stated values of human rights and equality. I urge the full city council to approve this critical resolution.

Thank You,
Hillary Perlman
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From: Einat Mazor <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:16 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

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Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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17 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

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From: ERI YAMAGATA <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:16 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16D: Vote YES for Ceasefire in Gaza

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Dear Whom It May Concern,
I am wriƟng to support Item 16D to vote YES for ceasefire in Gaza.

As of today, more than 35,091 PalesƟnians have been killed and and at least 78,827 have been injured by Israeli OccupaƟon Forces since Oct 7, 2022. This does not include the more than 10,000 buried under the rubble.

Please vote to support an immediate ceasefire.

Sincerely,
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From: Titi Buffington <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:15 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Titi Buffington, and I am a Santa Monica resident, and I have lived here for 5 years.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis, calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My values as a human being, teach me that every life, including Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Best,
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Titi Buffington
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:10 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Susan Mathison and I am a native of Los Angeles. I am gravely concerned about safety, equality and justice for all the peoples involved in the war in Israel and Palestine. Too many lives have been lost and the humanitarian situation in Gaza is alarming.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Council members Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Susan Mathison
323-610-5354
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From: Bair Tuckman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:05 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Blair Tuckman,and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

The time for this resolution is now: the Israeli government is currently invading Rafah, where more than 1 million innocent civilians are sheltering after being displaced from their homes.

President Biden called the invasion of Rafah a “red line” – we must call on our government now to facilitate an immediate ceasefire and to stop sending military weapons to Israel. As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

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From: Elly Levy <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:05 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16-D

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Dear Council members,
Let the historical record reflect where Santa Monica stood on the issue of incremental genocide of the collective Palestinian.

Elly Levy
Attorney (practicing 24 years), Jewish, Israeli.

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From: Jonathan Aharon <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:01 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

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Honorable Council Members,
As a long term resident and community member of Santa Monica, I strongly oppose the adoption of Resolution 16D as proposed. This resolution is not within the purview of the city council and will only serve to further divide our community. Nevertheless, if a resolution must be passed, I request the council adopt the version below which incorporates important changes.

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTI ARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL

FORMS OF HATE AND INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE
WHEREAS, the horrific slaughter of over 1000 Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023 perpetrated by Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations and the elected governing body in Gaza , was the largest attempt at genocide of Jews since the Holocaust, and 240 Israeli civilians, americans and 22 other nationalists were taken as hostages to Gaza; and WHEREAS, in response, the ongoing war to dismantle Hamas in Gaza has exacted a catastrophic toll of many thousands of civilian Palestinian deaths – including bystander children, medical workers, and journalists; and WHEREAS, Gaza’s widespread destruction has created an urgent humanitarian crisis that must end, and Israel's internal displacement of (tens of) thousands of civilians from their homes for safety must end ; and WHEREAS, further shedding of blood in Gaza and Israel and the infliction of more pain and anguish will not bring peace and security to either Palestinians or Israelis, and cycles of violence and retribution in Israel and the Palestinian territories for the better part of a century cannot be broken with more of the same; and WHEREAS, we support those forces in Israel and in Palestine that seek a different future for themselves—a democratic future where Israelis and Palestinians both can live in dignity and with self-determination and security for all; and WHEREAS, more than 100 U.S. cities have called for a ceasefire, and President Biden and Vice President Harris are actively working towards a negotiated ceasefire. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City of Santa Monica supports the resumption of a negotiated bilateral ceasefire, which must include humanitarian aid for the immediate provision of desperately needed food, water, medical care, clothing and emergency shelter to Palestinians, the end of Hamas’s rule in Gaza, the immediate release of the remaining 132 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas, and due process for all palestinian prisoners in Israel.

SECTION 2. The City of Santa Monica is appalled by the acts of violence, vandalism and intimidation against the Palestinian and Jewish diaspora in the United States, and reiterates its condemnation of all antisemitism including antiItem 16-D May 14, 2024
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SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney With Gratitude for your devoted service,
Jonathan Aharon
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From: Olivia Phillips <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 9:57 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Olivia Phillips and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. I understand that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Warmly,
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-Olivia Phillips
407.748.8445
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From: E Waldman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 9:57 AM
To: Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; councilmtgitems; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock
Subject: Ceasefire Now! Support for Agenda 16D

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Dear Santa Monica City Council Members,
My name is Elaine Waldman, and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Thank you for demonstrating moral courage tonight.

Elaine Waldman
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From: Noa KK <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 9:56 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

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Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Noa Kattler Kupetz and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

Best,
Noa Kattler Kupetz
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From: Sasha Berger <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 9:11 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16D vote YES for ceasefire in Gaza

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Please vote YES tonight for a ceasefire in Gaza.

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From: alejandra Diemecke <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 9:09 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16D vote YES for ceasefire in Gaza

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From: Andrew Hoyer <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 9:05 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; David White; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre
Subject: May 14, 2024 Agenda Item 16-D

EXTERNAL
Councilmembers,
The action you are contemplating is full of conflicting narratives and motivations. I, personally, have issues with both sides of this situation. I feel that if you choose to go down this path, you should be sure to mention that violence is unwarranted and that vandalism is not protected speech.

Thank you,
Andrew Hoyer
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35 There is only one moment in time when it is essential to awaken. That moment is now. - Buddha
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36 David Yakobson
From: Gail Gordon <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 9:07 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Cease fire in Gaza with no conditions

EXTERNAL
I feel it is wrong for the city to take a poliƟcal posiƟon regarding the war in Gaza. I am parƟcularly concerned about the idea of “no condiƟons” which is a death sentence for the remaining Hostages being held by Hamas.

Please consider voƟng against this item.

Thank you
Sent from my iPhone
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
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37 David Yakobson
From: Katherine Ackerman <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 9:03 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16D vote YES for ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Vote yes on ceasefire resolution.
--
Katherine Ackerman (she/her)
MLA '21, Cornell University
703 851 9764
[email protected] | [email protected]
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
38 David Yakobson
From: Kallie C <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 8:55 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16d vote yes for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
This reckless killing is entirely preventable by us in the United States Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
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May 14, 2024
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39 David Yakobson
From: Cris Gutierrez <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 8:50 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre
Cc: Council Mailbox
Subject: Support Item 16 - D on 5/14/24 Agenda

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica Mayor and City Council members:

As a Santa Monica resident, as a retired educator and as a youth advocate, I write with gratitude and to relate my complete support of the empathetic and urgent City resolution for a "negotiated bilateral ceasefire in Gaza and reiterating the City’s condemnation of all antisemitism, anti-Arab racism, Islamophobia, and all forms of hate and incitement to violence” (Bilateral Ceasefire Resolution).

It is time that our City of Santa Monica speaks up for the Palestinians and Israelis and others who seek to co-exist peacefully as fellow human beings in Gaza and Israel. It is time for our local leadership that has for decades reached far beyond our beautiful beach community as a national and international leader on democracy, peace, social justice, environmentalism, sustainability and climate to put on record that we stand with those calling for an end to the cycles of violence. As affirmed in the Bilateral Ceasefire Resolution, we stand with "those forces in Israel and in Palestine that seek a different future for themselves—a democratic future where Israelis and Palestinians both can live in dignity and with selfdetermination and security for all.” Over and over again throughout decades of making policies, practices and programs, our City and community have shown that we are serious about taking care of each other as an interconnected community of humanity and nature. From the City’s policy for "Socially Responsible Investments” requiring, "No investments are to be made to support the production of weapons, military systems, or nuclear power” to the 26-foot high Chain Reaction peace sculpture rising on Main Street near city hall, Santa Monica’s commitments are evident. In addition, for thirty years, our City’s Sustainability Plan involves civic engagement and human dignity that embrace diverse voices and participation, which can have up-close and personal impacts or reverberate from our choices, votes and taxes with impacts nationally and internationally. Our practice of nonviolence is rooted in our local self-government and sustainability that extend beyond.

How is a Bilateral Ceasefire Resolution serving Santa Monica’s interests? In every way it matters to the kind of community, society and world that our actions can impact, shape and create. Our young are listening and paying attention. Your vote this evening to pass this Bilateral Ceasefire Resolution is an act of love, nurturing nonviolence.

Thank you for having Santa Monica go on record for a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza and Israel. We are called now to stand up and help create space for an end to the horrors and blood-thirst in Gaza and Israel and do what we can to support building actual security based on peace-making rooted in recognizing the interconnectedness of fellow human beings.

Council can convey our collective voice tonight to declare that we are not abandoning people in Gaza and Israel who seek to live in peace.

With respect,
⭼⭽⭾⭿⮀⮁⮂Cris Gutierrez
Santa Monica Resident
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
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40 David Yakobson
From: Caro Vilain <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 8:49 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: I support item 16D

EXTERNAL
Dear council,
I strongly support item 16D.

One of the reasons why I love Santa Monica is that it is known as an inclusive progressive city, where hate and discriminaƟon aren’t welcome.

Global issues usually aren’t the focus of city councils, but the rise in islamophobia, anƟ-Arab discriminaƟon, and anƟsemiƟsm is a result of Israel’s war on Gaza and impacts consƟtuents of Santa Monica.

As representaƟves of our city, you also possess the ability to be proxies for your consƟtuents; you are a voice for our city.

You have an opportunity to be on the right side of history and pave the way for a more just and peaceful world.

This is why I urge you to support item 16D.

Caro Vilain, 90404
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
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May 14, 2024
41 David Yakobson
From: victoria wexley <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 8:48 AM
To: councilmtgitems; victoria wexley
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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42 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Today we will keep the vicƟms memories alive, we will protect our children in their schools, in our ciƟes and ensure that such tragedies are not trivialized by vile propaganda trying to legiƟmize the murderous acƟons of terrorists. Today is the day we urge you to vote No to such resoluƟon.

Today, we must stand united to prevent our city councils from being manipulated by those who sympathize with foreign terrorists forces like Hamas and who seek to undermine the well-being of our ciƟes and local communiƟes. These individuals aim to infiltrate, inƟmidate, and hijack our democracy's core values, ulƟmately inciƟng division among our ciƟzens and fostering hatred against Jewish people and their ancestral homeland. Please read the arƟcle below:
hƩps://urldefense.com/v3/__hƩps://www.ocregister.com/2024/03/09/aƩacks-on-israel-and-american-democracythrough-city-councils-muststop/?ĩclid=IwAR01WyWRucoaA70Rq3omCSZ3GPGDeokB32tXtpMAWOTMc_BZJmeNl870vM8__;!!OfuUnHCITYtmmjM! tIDa9koBPsBAjjjx4dgQraQcGycJwdaJIRG7_NeCaohUvAZZQ6zd6UTDrpZ9rurY2aNAaXakUDFTTDIdkQc$ Keep this divisive resoluƟon about foreign affairs out of our ciƟes for the welfare of your consƟtuents. In addiƟon, it would be discriminatory not only against a populaƟon but also regarding other conflicts in the world.

Dr. Victoria Wexley
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Item 16-D
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43 David Yakobson
From: David Davidson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 8:43 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D without changes

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

David Davidson, SM resident since 2002
City Council MeeƟng: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anƟ-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL FORMS OF HATE AND INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE WHEREAS, the horrific slaughter of over 1000 Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023 perpetrated by Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist OrganizaƟons and the elected governing body in Gaza , was the largest aƩempt at genocide of Jews since the Holocaust, and 240 Israeli civilians, americans and 22 other naƟonalists were taken as hostages to Gaza; and WHEREAS, in response, the ongoing war to dismantle Hamas in Gaza has exacted a catastrophic toll of tens of many thousands of civilian PalesƟnian deaths – including bystander children, medical workers, and journalists; and WHEREAS, Gaza’s widespread destrucƟon has created an urgent humanitarian crisis that must end, and Israel's internal displacement of (tens of) thousands of civilians from their homes for safety must end ; and WHEREAS, further shedding of blood in Gaza and Israel and the inflicƟon of more pain and anguish will not bring peace and security to either PalesƟnians or Israelis, and cycles of violence and retribuƟon in Israel and the PalesƟnian territories for the beƩer part of a century cannot be broken with more of the same; and WHEREAS, we support those forces in Israel and in PalesƟne that seek a different future for themselves—a democraƟc future where Israelis and PalesƟnians both can live in dignity and with self-determinaƟon and security for all; and WHEREAS, more than 100 U.S. ciƟes have called for a ceasefire, and President Biden and Vice President Harris are acƟvely working towards a negoƟated ceasefire. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
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44 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
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45 David Yakobson
From: CLARA FRYDMAN <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 8:30 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important corrections to resolution draft of item 16 D.

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
46 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney

Item 16-D
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47 David Yakobson
From: igal yungman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 8:25 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important corrections to resolution draft of item 16 D.

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA

MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL FORMS OF

HATE AND INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE
WHEREAS, the horrific slaughter of over 1000 Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023 perpetrated by Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations and the elected governing body in Gaza , was the largest attempt at genocide of Jews since the Holocaust, and 240 Israeli civilians, americans and 22 other nationalists were taken as hostages to Gaza; and WHEREAS, in response, the ongoing war to dismantle Hamas in Gaza has exacted a catastrophic toll of tens of many thousands of civilian Palestinian deaths %2�� including bystander children, medical workers, and journalists; and WHEREAS, Gaza%2��s widespread destruction has created an urgent humanitarian crisis that must end, and Israel's internal displacement of (tens of) thousands of civilians from their homes for safety must end ; and WHEREAS, further shedding of blood in Gaza and Israel and the infliction of more pain and anguish will not bring peace and security to either Palestinians or Israelis, and cycles of violence and retribution in Israel and the Palestinian territories for the better part of a century cannot be broken with more of the same; and WHEREAS, we support those forces in Israel and in Palestine that seek a different future for themselves%2��a democratic future where Israelis and Palestinians both can live in dignity and with self-determination and security for all; and WHEREAS, more than 100 U.S. cities have called for a ceasefire, and President Biden and Vice President Harris are actively working towards a negotiated ceasefire. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City of Santa Monica supports the resumption of a negotiated bilateral ceasefire, which must include humanitarian aid for the immediate provision of desperately needed food, water, medical care, clothing and emergency shelter to Palestinians, the end of Hamas%2��s rule in Gaza, due process for all prisoners, and the immediate release of the remaining 132 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.

SECTION 2. The City of Santa Monica is appalled by the acts of violence, vandalism and intimidation against the Palestinian and Jewish diaspora in the United States, and reiterates its condemnation of all antisemitism including anti-Zionism, anti-Arab racism, Islamophobia, and all forms of hate and incitement to violence.

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney Item 16-D
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49 David Yakobson
From: Dorothy Yungman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 8:25 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
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50 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
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May 14, 2024
51 David Yakobson
From: Neri Singer <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 8:19 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important corrections to resolution draft of item 16 D.

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
52 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
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May 14, 2024
53 David Yakobson
From: Eve Anderson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 8:16 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16D vote YES for ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Item 16D vote YES for ceasefire in Gaza. I support a ceasefire resolution in Santa Monica. End the suffering and stand on the right side of history.

Thank you.

Eve Anderson
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May 14, 2024
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54 David Yakobson
From: Jennifer Bennett <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 8:12 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
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55 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
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56 David Yakobson
From: Jennifer <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 8:07 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
57 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
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May 14, 2024
58 David Yakobson
From: Anne Arikian <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 8:03 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to resolution 16D

EXTERNAL
In addition to below comments, I advise that you all ready a history book or two before passing resolutions out of your lane. The antisemitism in this community has gotten out of hand and there's no need for you to stoke it.

As a long time resident and community member of Santa Monica, I strongly oppose the adoption of Resolution 16D as proposed. This resolution is not within the purview of the city council and will only serve to further divide our community on this matter. Nevertheless, if a resolution must be passed, I request the council adopt the version below which incorporates important changes.

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _____16D____ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A

NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL

FORMS OF HATE AND INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE
WHEREAS, the horrific slaughter of over 1000 Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023 perpetrated by Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations and the elected governing body in Gaza , was the largest attempt at genocide of Jews since the Holocaust, and 240 Israeli civilians, americans and 22 other nationalists were taken as hostages to Gaza; and WHEREAS, in response, the ongoing war to dismantle Hamas in Gaza has exacted a catastrophic toll of tens of many thousands of civilian Palestinian deaths – including bystander children, medical workers, and journalists; and
WHEREAS, Gaza’s widespread destruction has created an urgent humanitarian crisis that must end, and Israel's internal displacement of (tens of) thousands of civilians from their homes for safety must end ; and
WHEREAS, further shedding of blood in Gaza and Israel and the infliction of more pain and anguish will not bring peace and security to either Palestinians or Israelis, and cycles of violence and retribution in Israel and the Palestinian territories for the better part of a century cannot be broken with more of the same; and
WHEREAS, we support those forces in Israel and in Palestine that seek a different future for themselves—a democratic future where Israelis and Palestinians both can live in dignity and with selfdetermination and security for all; and WHEREAS, more than 100 U.S. cities have called for a ceasefire, and President Biden and Vice President Harris are actively working towards a negotiated ceasefire. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE Item 16-D
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59 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 2. The City of Santa Monica is appalled by the acts of violence, vandalism and intimidation against the Palestinian and Jewish diaspora in the United States, and reiterates its condemnation of all antisemitism including anti-Zionism, anti-Arab racism, Islamophobia, and all forms of hate and incitement to violence.

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S.

Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney With Gratitude,
Anne M. Arikian, M.D.

Personal Email: [email protected]
Work Email: [email protected]
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
60 David Yakobson
From: Dalia Shaaya <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 7:54 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
61 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Many thanks, ┭┮┯┰ ᨸᨹᨺᨻᨼ
Dalia Shaaya
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Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
62 David Yakobson
From: Vicki Plaks <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 5:35 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
63 APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Thanks,
Vicki
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
1 David Yakobson
From: Vicki Plaks <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 5:35 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
2 APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Thanks,
Vicki
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
3 David Yakobson
From: Jeremy Tramer <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 5:38 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Resolution 16D: a Jew asks you to vote YES and call for a ceasefire! Hi,
My name is Jeremy Tramer, I'm a Samohi graduate who cares deeply about the ongoing horrors in Gaza. I am Jewish and had family killed in the Holocaust, and to see it consistently invoked to defend another genocide is excruciating. I have a one-year-old, who by sheer coincidence of birth has not faced a lifetime of apartheid and slaughter. I am speaking out against Israel's actions, as I hope the world would do if this were happening to my family. Yes, many people will get mad at you if you support a ceasefire--but those people are wrong, and you know it. Please, please, please don't factor whatever calculations you are making about your political future into this (although as I'm sure you know the vast majority of Democratic voters want a ceasefire), but just do what is right. You all know how history will look back on this.

Vote yes on Resolution 16D.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
4 David Yakobson
From: Emily Dix Thomas <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 7:27 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16D vote YES for ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Item 16D vote YES for ceasefire in Gaza. Too many innocent lives have been lost, please listen to your conscience and protect innocent people.

Emily Dix Thomas
EmilyDixThomas.com
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
5 David Yakobson
From: Elizabeth Lerer <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 7:26 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Please Support Item 16.D Ceasefire Resolution

EXTERNAL
Dear Honorable Mayor, Vice Mayor and Councilmembers,

Acknowledging the Oct 7th massacre and demanding the release of Israeli hostages, I ask you to vote for the ceasefire resoluƟon. More war and violence is never a soluƟon.

As a city of compassionate people, let’s champion peace and diplomacy over war and violence.

The killing and maiming of civilians, women, children, seniors and the blatant starvaƟon besieging Gaza is intolerable.

This is collecƟve punishment and it is war crime.

The impressive diversity of ages and backgrounds of the people worldwide supporƟng a ceasefire should not be ignored.

As a US ciƟzen, I prefer that my federal tax dollars be spent on helping humanity, on housing the homeless instead of bombing, killing and displacing people in faraway lands.

If you truly want civility as the goal in societal and community seƫngs, support this ceasefire resoluƟon.

As a Jewish person I say, it is NOT anƟ-semiƟc to call for a ceasefire!

I know our Mayor to be a genuinely caring human being, striving to do the right and just thing. I know our Mayor has dedicated his life to charitable acƟon in the service of humanity. For the City of Santa Monica to pass a ceasefire resoluƟon during the Mayorship of Phil Brock would be phenomenally appropriate.

What beƩer way to honor our city and our shared humanity than with a vote for a ceasefire resoluƟon?

Mayor Brock, passing a ceasefire resoluƟon in Santa Monica while you are Mayor is an opportunity that I don’t want to see you pass up. Please do it.

It is unacceptable for our progressive and caring city to stay silent on these ongoing atrociƟes in Gaza.

Please remember your humanity. Honor our shared humanity.

Ceasefire now.

Thank you,
Elizabeth Lerer
Resident of Santa Monica for 40 or so years
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
6 David Yakobson
From: Danielle Remmer <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 7:24 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16D Vote YES for ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL

CEASEFIRE NOW AND NO MORE SUPPLYING WEAPONS TO ISRAEL
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
7 David Yakobson
From: Dawn Cohen <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 7:03 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
8 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
9 David Yakobson
From: Milo Korman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 6:38 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for yes on Item 16D for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Hello,
I am writing to you to voice my support for the resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. I am a proud Jewish resident of Santa Monica. The destruction and suffering in Gaza is unconscionable. I urge council to take this action to indicate the opposition of our community to the ongoing violence.

Thank you,
Milo Korman
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
10 David Yakobson
From: Myriam Marques <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 5:48 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
11 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Myriam marques
Sent from my iPhone
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
12 David Yakobson
From: Gary Weinhouse <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:03 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
13 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Thank you for your consideraƟon.

Best wishes,
Gary
Gary D. Weinhouse, JD/MBA
310.980.0995 | [email protected]
Please excuse typos...sent from my iPhone.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
14 David Yakobson
From: Sarmad Albanna <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:20 AM
To: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for May 14th Santa Monica City Council Meeting Agenda Item #16D Ceasefire Resolution.

EXTERNAL
Dear all,
I am writing to express my strong support for the resolution to stop the Israeli bombing in Gaza and request the immediate cease fire.

The ongoing conflict has resulted in a tragic and unacceptable loss of life, destruction of infrastructure, and profound human suffering. It is imperative that immediate action is taken to halt the violence and seek a sustainable and just peace.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is severe and escalating. According to recent reports from various international human rights organizations, the bombings have resulted in a significant number of civilian casualties, including many children.

Homes, schools, hospitals, and essential infrastructure have been destroyed, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation.

The blockade on Gaza further compounds the suffering, restricting access to basic necessities such as food, clean water, and medical supplies.The continued bombing and the broader conflict undermine efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region.

Violence begets violence, creating a cycle that only serves to deepen animosity and perpetuate suffering. A ceasefire and the cessation of bombings are essential first steps towards creating an environment where dialogue and diplomacy can replace violence. The international community has a moral and legal obligation to protect civilians and promote peace.Moreover, the resolution to stop the bombing aligns with international law, including principles enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, which call for the protection of civilian lives and property during times of conflict. The indiscriminate targeting of civilian areas constitutes a breach of these principles and demands immediate cessation and accountability.

By supporting this resolution, I affirm our commitment to human rights, justice, and the rule of law. We recognize that sustainable peace can only be achieved through dialogue, mutual respect, and addressing the underlying causes of the conflict, including the occupation and blockade of Palestinian territories.

This resolution is not about taking sides; it is about upholding human dignity and the principles of humanity. The suffering of innocent civilians in Gaza is a humanitarian issue that transcends political affiliations and national borders.

We must act now to stop the violence, provide humanitarian aid, and pave the way for a lasting and just peace.I urge you to support the resolution to stop the Israeli bombing in Gaza. Let us demonstrate our commitment to peace, justice, and the protection of human life.

The people of Gaza, and indeed the world, are watching and waiting for us to stand up for what is right.

Thank you for your attention to this critical issue.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
15 Sincerely,
Sarmad Albanna, Ph.D.

Residents of Santa Monica.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
16 David Yakobson
From: Leslie Wallake <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:04 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for May 14th Santa Monica City Council Meeting Agenda Item #16D Ceasefire Resolution.

EXTERNAL
As a Santa Monica resident, I support the above resolution.

Leslie Wallake
1013 12th Street, Apt 8
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
17 David Yakobson
From: Sharon Bialy <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 11:43 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
18 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
19 David Yakobson
From: Max Jacoby <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 11:36 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
20 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
21 David Yakobson
From: Alyssa Ziman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 11:35 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
22 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Thank you for your consideraƟon.

Alyssa Ziman
Sent from my iPhone
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
23 David Yakobson
From: Miri Yaghoubi <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:29 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important corrections to resolution draft of item 16 D.

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
24 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
25 David Yakobson
From: kathryn barash <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 11:26 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
26 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
27 David Yakobson
From: Jessica Pirrone <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 11:13 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
28 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
29 David Yakobson
From: Wendy Dembo <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 11:03 PM
To: councilmtgitems; councilmtgitems
Subject: Do not adopt Resolution 16D as writen.

EXTERNAL
As a long-time resident and community member of Santa Monica, I strongly oppose the adoption of Resolution 16D as proposed. This resolution is not within the purview of the city council and will only further divide our community on this matter. Nevertheless, if a resolution must be passed, I ask the City Council to adopt the version below that incorporates important changes.

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL

FORMS OF HATE AND INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE
WHEREAS the horrific slaughter of over 1000 Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023, perpetrated by Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization and the elected governing body in Gaza, was the largest attempt at genocide of Jews since the Holocaust, and 240 Israeli civilians, Americans, and 22 other nationalists were taken as hostages to Gaza; and WHEREAS, in response, the ongoing war to dismantle Hamas in Gaza has exacted a catastrophic toll of tens of many thousands of civilian Palestinian deaths – including bystander children, medical workers, journalists; and WHEREAS Gaza’s widespread destruction has created an urgent humanitarian crisis that must end, and Israel's internal displacement of (tens of) thousands of civilians from their homes for safety must end; and WHEREAS, further shedding of blood in Gaza and Israel and the infliction of more pain and anguish will not bring peace and security to either Palestinians or Israelis, and cycles of violence and retribution in Israel and the Palestinian territories for the better part of a century cannot be broken with more of the same; and WHEREAS, we support those forces in Israel and in Palestine that seek a different future for themselves—a democratic future where Israelis and Palestinians both can live in dignity and with self-determination and security for all; and WHEREAS, more than 100 U.S. cities have called for a ceasefire, and President Biden and Vice President Harris are actively working towards a negotiated ceasefire. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City of Santa Monica supports the resumption of a negotiated bilateral ceasefire, which must include humanitarian aid for the immediate provision of desperately needed food, water, medical care, clothing, and emergency shelter to Palestinians, the end of Hamas’s rule in Gaza, due process for all prisoners, and the immediate release of the remaining 132 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.

SECTION 2. The City of Santa Monica is appalled by the acts of violence, vandalism, and intimidation against the Palestinian and Jewish diaspora in the United States, and reiterates its condemnation of all antisemitism including antiItem 16-D May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
30 Zionism, anti-Arab racism, Islamophobia, and all forms of hate and incitement to violence.

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney With Gratitude,
Wendy Dembo
Santa Monica resident and voter.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
31 David Yakobson
From: סופי> [email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 11:01 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
. Please find below these important corrections to resolution draft of item 16 D City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
32 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney Sent from my iPhone
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
33 David Yakobson
From: Irit Zeevi <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 10:29 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
34 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
35 David Yakobson
From: Lee Garrun <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 10:16 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
As a long time resident and community member of Santa Monica, I strongly oppose the adoption of Resolution 16D as proposed. This resolution is not within the purview of the city council and will only serve to further divide our community. Nevertheless, if a resolution must be passed, I request the council adopt the version below which incorporates important changes.

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SECTION 1. The City of Santa Monica supports the resumption of a negotiated bilateral ceasefire, which must include humanitarian aid for the immediate provision of desperately needed food, water, medical care, clothing and emergency shelter to Palestinians, the end of Hamas’s rule in Gaza, the immediate release of the remaining 132 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas, and due process for all palestinian prisoners in Israel.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
36 SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney With Gratitude for your devoted service,
Lee Garrun
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
37 David Yakobson
From: Hagai Feiner <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 10:14 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to 16D

EXTERNAL
Council,
As a homeowner (college streets) and community member of Santa Monica, I strongly oppose the adoption of Resolution 16D as proposed. This resolution is not within the purview of the city council, is misguided as stated and will only serve to further divide our community on this matter. Nevertheless, if a resolution must be passed, I request the council adopt the version below which incorporates important changes:

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL

FORMS OF HATE AND INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE
WHEREAS, the horrific slaughter of over 1000 Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023 perpetrated by Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations and the elected governing body in Gaza , was the largest attempt at genocide of Jews since the Holocaust, and 240 Israeli civilians, several Americans and 22 other nationalities were taken as hostages to Gaza; and
WHEREAS, in response, the ongoing war to dismantle Hamas in Gaza has exacted a catastrophic toll of tens of many thousands of civilian Palestinian deaths – including bystander children, medical workers, and journalists; and WHEREAS, Gaza’s widespread destruction has created an urgent humanitarian crisis that must end, and Israel's internal displacement of (tens of) thousands of civilians from their homes for safety must end ; and WHEREAS, further shedding of blood in Gaza and Israel and the infliction of more pain and anguish will not bring peace and security to either Palestinians or Israelis, and cycles of violence and retribution in Israel and the Palestinian territories for the better part of a century cannot be broken with more of the same; and WHEREAS, we support those forces in Israel and in Palestine that seek a different future for themselves—a democratic future where Israelis and Palestinians both can live in dignity and with self-determination and security for all; and WHEREAS, more than 100 U.S. cities have called for a ceasefire, and President Biden and Vice President Harris are actively working towards a negotiated ceasefire. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
38 SECTION 2. The City of Santa Monica is appalled by the acts of violence, vandalism, and intimidation against the Palestinian and Jewish diaspora in the United States, and reiterates its condemnation of all antisemitism including antiZionism, anti-Arab racism, Islamophobia, and all forms of hate and incitement to violence.

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

Hagai Feiner
www.platformfive.com
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
39 David Yakobson
From: Elana Yerushalmi Norman <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 10:07 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: OPPOSITION To Item 16D

EXTERNAL
As a 35 year resident and community member of Santa Monica, I strongly oppose the adoption of Resolution 16D as proposed. This resolution is not within the purview of the city council and will only serve to further divide our community on this matter. Nevertheless, if a resolution must be passed, I request the council adopt the version below which incorporates important changes.

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER ___ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA

MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL FORMS

OF HATE AND INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE
WHEREAS, the horrific slaughter of over 1000 Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023 perpetrated by Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations and the elected governing body in Gaza , was the largest attempt at genocide of Jews since the Holocaust, and 240 Israeli civilians, Americans and 22 other nationalists were taken as hostages to Gaza; and WHEREAS, in response, the ongoing war to dismantle Hamas in Gaza has exacted a catastrophic toll of tens of many thousands of civilian Palestinian deaths – including bystander children, medical workers, and journalists; and WHEREAS, Gaza’s widespread destruction has created an urgent humanitarian crisis that must end, and Israel's internal displacement of (tens of) thousands of civilians from their homes for safety must end ; and WHEREAS, further shedding of blood in Gaza and Israel and the infliction of more pain and anguish will not bring peace and security to either Palestinians or Israelis, and cycles of violence and retribution in Israel and the Palestinian territories for the better part of a century cannot be broken with more of the same; and WHEREAS, we support those forces in Israel and in Palestine that seek a different future for themselves—a democratic future where Israelis and Palestinians both can live in dignity and with self-determination and security for all; and WHEREAS, more than 100 U.S. cities have called for a ceasefire, and President Biden and Vice President Harris are actively working towards a negotiated ceasefire. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
40 SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney With Gratitude,
Elana Norman
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
41 David Yakobson
From: Harry Eisenstein <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 9:43 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important corrections to resolution draft of item 16 D.

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
42 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
43 David Yakobson
From: Yafa Ifrah <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 9:32 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
44 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney Sent from my iPhone
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
45 David Yakobson
From: Lindsay Levitan <[email protected]> on behalf of Lindsay Levitan <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 9:30 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
46 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
47 David Yakobson
From: Robyn Meyers <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 9:13 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
48 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
49 David Yakobson
From: Myriam Marques <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 9:07 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
50 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Myriam marques
Sent from my iPhone
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
51 David Yakobson
From: Igal Litovsky <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 9:00 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
As a long time resident and homeowner in Santa Monica, I oppose the adoption of Resolution 16D as proposed. I am highly doubtful that such a resolution lies within the purview of city council. Nevertheless, if one must be passed, I request the council adopt the version below which incorporates important changes.

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
52 and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney --Igal Litovsky

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
53 David Yakobson
From: Theresa Bonpane <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:48 PM
To: Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Phil Brock; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for Santa Monica City Council Ceasefire Resolution Agenda #16D

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Council members:

I am a 40-year, Santa Monica resident who is profoundly IN FAVOR OF A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION. I feel it will not only help to stop the massacre in Gaza, but will also deter antisemitism in this country, and in Santa Monica, as it helps people to distinguish the Israeli civilians from the Israeli government of Netanyahu, and the Palestinian civilians from Hamas. I have worked with the Jewish community for 40 years as well, and not one of them has any confidence in the Netanyahu government and are in strong disagreement with it. There has been much reporting of Israelis and Jewish people here in our country who have been in large demonstrations against the Netanyahu government and are fearful of the antisemitism that surrounds them.

Also, many Israeli civilians have been protesting this war and are suffering greatly from it. War is not the answer, and we must do all we can to stop it NOW! I plead with you, my local government, Santa Monica City Council members to pass a Ceasefire Resolution NOW!
Theresa Bonpane
90405
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
54 David Yakobson
From: Alyse Levine <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:39 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
I strongly oppose resolution 16D. Of a version of it does get put in place, please find below these important corrections to resolution draft of item 16 D.

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER ________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA

MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL FORMS

OF HATE AND INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE
WHEREAS, the horrific slaughter of over 1000 Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023 perpetrated by Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations and the elected governing body in Gaza , was the largest attempt at genocide of Jews since the Holocaust, and 240 Israeli civilians, americans and 22 other nationalists were taken as hostages to Gaza; and WHEREAS, in response, the ongoing war to dismantle Hamas in Gaza has exacted a catastrophic toll of tens of many thousands of civilian Palestinian deaths – including bystander children, medical workers, and journalists; and WHEREAS, Gaza’s widespread destruction has created an urgent humanitarian crisis that must end, and Israel's internal displacement of (tens of) thousands of civilians from their homes for safety must end ; and WHEREAS, further shedding of blood in Gaza and Israel and the infliction of more pain and anguish will not bring peace and security to either Palestinians or Israelis, and cycles of violence and retribution in Israel and the Palestinian territories for the better part of a century cannot be broken with more of the same; and WHEREAS, we support those forces in Israel and in Palestine that seek a different future for themselves—a democratic future where Israelis and Palestinians both can live in dignity and with self-determination and security for all; and WHEREAS, more than 100 U.S. cities have called for a ceasefire, and President Biden and Vice President Harris are actively working towards a negotiated ceasefire. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
55 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney Best,
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Santa Monica, CA 90404
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Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
56 David Yakobson
From: Theresa Bonpane <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:38 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for Santa Monica City Ceasefire Resolution #16D

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Council members:

I am a 40-year, Santa Monica resident who is profoundly, IN FAVOR OF A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION. I feel it will not only help to stop the massacre in Gaza, but will also deter antisemitism in this country, and in Santa Monica, as it helps people to distinguish the Israeli civilians from the Israeli government of Netanyahu, and the Palestinian civilians from Hamas. I have worked with the Jewish community for 40 years as well, and not one of them has any confidence in the Netanyahu government and are in strong disagreement with it. There has been much reporting of Israelis and Jewish people here in our country who have been in large demonstrations against the Netanyahu government and are fearful of the antisemitism that surrounds them.

Also, many Israeli civilians have been protesting this war and are suffering greatly from it. War is not the answer, and we must do all we can to stop it NOW! I plead with you, my local government, Santa Monica City Council members to pass a Ceasefire Resolution NOW!
Theresa Bonpane
90405
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
57 David Yakobson
From: Mike Sweeney <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:38 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council Members,
My name is Mike Sweeney and I am a health either and supporter of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a healthcare worker because the Israeli military has systematically targeted health workers and healthcare facilities in order to destroy Palestinian healthcare infrastructure. These are war crimes. Every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Sincerely,
Mike Sweeney
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
58 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:30 PM
To: Phil Brock
Cc: Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems
Subject: Bring back Humanity!!! CEASEFIRE CEASEFIRE CEASEFIRE

EXTERNAL
We SUPPORT A STRONG CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION!

I live in Santa Monica and work in Santa Monica.

We need a permanent sustainable ceasefire!!!
Renewal of funding for the United NaƟons Relief & Works Agency (UNRWA) !!! Unrestricted entry of humanitarian assistance including water, food, electricity and medical aid plus more!!!

CESSATION OF US MILITARY ASSISTANCE
And release of Israeli hostages and PalesƟnian prisoners Bring humanity back!!
All people are humans. Everyone deserves to live safely.

Thank you
Farnaz
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
59 David Yakobson
From: Shira Rosenfeld <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:24 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
60 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
61 David Yakobson
From: Michele Prince <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:22 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Public comment regarding Agenda Item 16D: Please stay out of Middle East politics

EXTERNAL
Dear Honorable Councilmembers and Team,

I write today as a 30-year Santa Monica resident and concerned citizen urging the Santa Monica City Council to neither consider nor adopt a ceasefire resolution regarding the current Israel-Hamas war. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the city of Santa Monica. I appreciate your work on housing, safety, sustainability, transportation, and more.

I read on the May 14, 2024 meeting agenda that there is a request that the Santa Monica City Council adopt a resolution supporting the resumption of a negotiated bilateral ceasefire in Gaza and reiterating the City’s condemnation of all antisemitism, anti-Arab racism, Islamophobia, and all forms of hate and incitement to violence. While I appreciate components of the resolution, I beg you to not take a political position on an issue that is beyond the scope of our City Council, and to vote no if the resolution moves forward.

City councils’ mandates are to enact city policies and laws, not to weigh in on international issues as nuanced and complex as the decades and decades-long fight between Israel and Palestinians. This resolution requires the Santa Monica City Council to address a foreign issue you have no legislative authority over, ultimately taking your attention away from addressing issues that are affecting our city. In essence, our city council is being used to spread anti-Israel sentiment in a large public forum.

While I seek peace, a release of hostages and their bodies, and the end of death of all innocents, I vehemently request the council stay out of Middle East politics.

Respectfully,
Michele Prince
Santa Monica, CA 90404
--
___________________________
Michele Prince
[email protected]
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
62 David Yakobson
From: Einat Esther Ezra <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:20 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
63 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Thank you,
Einat Ezra
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
64 David Yakobson
From: Ainat Kiewe <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:05 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
65 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
66 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:04 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
67 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
68 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:04 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
69 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
70 David Yakobson
From: O <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:04 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
71 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
72 David Yakobson
From: Orit <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:04 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
73 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
74 David Yakobson
From: cheryl hoffman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:03 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
75 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
76 David Yakobson
From: Orit <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:03 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
77 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
78 David Yakobson
From: Diana Jih <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 8:02 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre
Subject: Item 16D vote yes for negotiated bilateral ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Good Evening,
I want to support a "YES" vote for negotiated bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

Local governments need to take a public stand against extreme military violence against innocent civilians and humanitarian crises.

A ceasefire is not antisemitic, it is pro-peace. I want to thank the following council members for their support:
oMayor Phil Brock
oMayor Pro Tem Lana Negrete
oGleam Davis
oChristine Parra
oCaroline Torosis
oOscar de la Torre:

Thank you for reading this email.

Best,
Diana
.............................................................

Diana Jih
Pronouns: she, her, hers
[email protected] / 415-309-3320 / @jihsbees (ig)
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
79 David Yakobson
From: M Ruben <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 7:59 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: corrections to resolution draft of item 16 D.

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important corrections to resolution draft of item 16 D.

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A

NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND
REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTISEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM,

ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL FORMS OF HATE AND

INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE
WHEREAS, the horrific slaughter of over 1000 Israeli
civilians on October 7, 2023 perpetrated by Hamas, a
designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations and the elected governing body in Gaza , was the largest attempt at
genocide of Jews since the Holocaust, and 240 Israeli
civilians, americans and 22 other nationalists were taken as hostages to Gaza; and
WHEREAS, in response, the ongoing war to dismantle
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
80 Hamas in Gaza has exacted a catastrophic toll of tens of many thousands of civilian Palestinian deaths – including bystander children, medical workers, and journalists; and WHEREAS, Gaza’s widespread destruction has created an
urgent humanitarian crisis that must end, and Israel's
internal displacement of (tens of) thousands of civilians from their homes for safety must end ; and
WHEREAS, further shedding of blood in Gaza and Israel and the infliction of more pain and anguish will not bring peace and security to either Palestinians or Israelis, and cycles of violence and retribution in Israel and the Palestinian
territories for the better part of a century cannot be broken with more of the same; and
WHEREAS, we support those forces in Israel and in
Palestine that seek a different future for themselves—a democratic future where Israelis and Palestinians both can live in dignity and with self-determination and security for all; and
WHEREAS, more than 100 U.S. cities have called for a
ceasefire, and President Biden and Vice President Harris are actively working towards a negotiated ceasefire. 2 NOW,

THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
81 SECTION 1. The City of Santa Monica supports the
resumption of a negotiated bilateral ceasefire, which must include humanitarian aid for the immediate provision of desperately needed food, water, medical care, clothing and emergency shelter to Palestinians, the end of Hamas’s rule in Gaza, due process for all prisoners, and the immediate release of the remaining 132 Israeli hostages taken by
Hamas.

SECTION 2. The City of Santa Monica is appalled by the acts of violence, vandalism and intimidation against the
Palestinian and Jewish diaspora in the United States, and reiterates its condemnation of all antisemitism including anti-Zionism, anti-Arab racism, Islamophobia, and all forms of hate and incitement to violence.

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
82 David Yakobson
From: Shann Silver <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 7:56 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important corrections to resolution draft of item 16 D.

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
83 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney Shann Silver
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Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
84 David Yakobson
From: Majed Harb <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 7:55 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Re: Agenda item 16D

EXTERNAL
I am a resident of Santa Monica and I would like you my City Council member to vote yes to the ceasefire bill before you on May 14th, 2024.

Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
Item 16-D
May 14, 2024
85 David Yakobson
From: DANIEL DAVIDOVICZ <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 7:51 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

City Council MeeƟng: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _____16D____ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anƟ-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL FORMS OF HATE AND INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE WHEREAS, the horrific slaughter of over 1000 Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023 perpetrated by Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist OrganizaƟons and the elected governing body in Gaza , was the largest aƩempt at genocide of Jews since the Holocaust, and 240 Israeli civilians, americans and 22 other naƟonalists were taken as hostages to Gaza; and WHEREAS, in response, the ongoing war to dismantle Hamas in Gaza has exacted a catastrophic toll of tens of many thousands of civilian PalesƟnian deaths – including bystander children, medical workers, and journalists; and WHEREAS, Gaza’s widespread destrucƟon has created an urgent humanitarian crisis that must end, and Israel's internal displacement of (tens of) thousands of civilians from their homes for safety must end ; and WHEREAS, further shedding of blood in Gaza and Israel and the inflicƟon of more pain and anguish will not bring peace and security to either PalesƟnians or Israelis, and cycles of violence and retribuƟon in Israel and the PalesƟnian territories for the beƩer part of a century cannot be broken with more of the same; and WHEREAS, we support those forces in Israel and in PalesƟne that seek a different future for themselves—a democraƟc future where Israelis and PalesƟnians both can live in dignity and with self-determinaƟon and security for all; and WHEREAS, more than 100 U.S. ciƟes have called for a ceasefire, and President Biden and Vice President Harris are acƟvely working towards a negoƟated ceasefire. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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86 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
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87 David Yakobson
From: Amir Naiberg <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 7:48 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important corrections to resolution draft of item 16 D.

City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM including anti-Zionism, ANTIARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL

FORMS OF HATE AND INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE
WHEREAS, the horrific slaughter of over 1200 Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023 perpetrated by Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations and the elected governing body in Gaza , was the largest attempt at genocide of Jews since the Holocaust, and 240 Israeli civilians, americans and 22 other nationalists were taken as hostages to Gaza; and WHEREAS, in response, the ongoing war to dismantle Hamas in Gaza has exacted a catastrophic toll of tens of many thousands of civilian Palestinian deaths – including bystander children, medical workers, and journalists; and WHEREAS, Gaza’s widespread destruction has created an urgent humanitarian crisis that must end, and Israel's internal displacement of (tens of) thousands of civilians from their homes for safety must end ; and WHEREAS, further shedding of blood in Gaza and Israel and the infliction of more pain and anguish will not bring peace and security to either Palestinians or Israelis, and cycles of violence and retribution in Israel and the Palestinian territories for the better part of a century cannot be broken with more of the same; and WHEREAS, we support those forces in Israel and in Palestine that seek a different future for themselves—a democratic future where Israelis and Palestinians both can live in dignity and with self-determination and security for all; and WHEREAS, more than 100 U.S. cities have called for a ceasefire, and President Biden and Vice President Harris are actively working towards a negotiated ceasefire. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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88 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City Attorney

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89 David Yakobson
From: Meredith Feldman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 7:46 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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90 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

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From: Natali N <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 7:38 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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92 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

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93 David Yakobson
From: Efi Hubschman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 7:22 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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94 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Thank you
Efi Hubschman
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95 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 7:09 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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96 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

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97 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 7:07 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16D Vote YES for Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Item 16 D Vote YES for Permanent Ceasefire In Gaza
Sincerely,
Pamela Erwin
Santa Monica Resident
Sent from my iPhone
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98 David Yakobson
From: Alana Levitt <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 6:57 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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99 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
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David Yakobson
From: Lilach Whitman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 6:55 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
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David Yakobson
From: Dara Davis Beer <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 6:51 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Dara Davis Beer
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David Yakobson
From: Eric Fihman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 6:50 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to item 16 D

EXTERNAL
Please find below these important correcƟons to resoluƟon draŌ of item 16 D.

SECTION 3. A copy of this ResoluƟon be sent to the offices of U.S. RepresentaƟve Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

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SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cerƟfy to the adopƟon of this ResoluƟon, and thenceforth and thereaŌer the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Doug Sloan, City AƩorney Sent from my iPhone
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David Yakobson
From: Justin Jach <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 2:01 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Justin Jach and I am a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom.

Since October 7th, over 35,000 Palestinians have been killed, including over 14,500 children. Over 78,000 have been injured. At least 8,000 are missing. An unknown number of thousands are buried under the rubble.

I urge the full city council to approve this critical resolution.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
Justin Jach
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David Yakobson
From: chelsea moore <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 5:06 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Please vote yes on item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name is Chelsea Moore and I am a Los Angeles resident.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. As an Angeleno, this resolution is extremely important to me because I know that everyone's safety and liberation are dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom.

The Israeli government claims that their horrific assault on Gaza is justified to keep Jews safe – but we know that safety will never come from the genocide and oppression of another people. Jewish safety and liberation are dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. One cannot come at the expense of the other.

The time for this resolution is now: the Israeli government is currently invading Rafah, where more than 1 million innocent civilians are sheltering after being displaced from their homes. We must call on our government now to facilitate an immediate ceasefire and to stop sending military weapons to Israel. As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live up to its stated values of human rights and equality.

Thank you
Ceasefire Now
--

CHELSEA MOORE
pronouns: she | they
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David Yakobson
From: razina tarr <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 5:01 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: support for ceasefire from the city of Santa Monica

EXTERNAL

HELLO
it is an honor to be a long time resident , from 1979 until now, and hopefully longer in this beautiful city of Santa Monica.

My family and I have resided in this diverse community beside many people practicing different faiths and from different backgrounds.
in light of what is going on in Palestine, and the US involvement by providing weapons of destruction, I implore you to please support the resolution for ceasefire on the helpless civilians, women and children that are dying in great numbers.

I am pro life and all lives matter to me, and there is a better way to negotiate the return of all Israel hostages, Palestinian hostages and stop this killing of human. beings. please!
there is a famine, no food or water reaching the old, the children, the sick. Surely in this advanced age of technology where everything can be seen we would not want to go forward and be held accountable for not raising our voices to help our fellow beings.
surely there can be better ways than sink into depravity and allow humans to massacre thousands of people, human beings with advance arsenal.

A permanent sustainable ceasefire;
Renewal of funding for the United Nations Relief & Works Agency (UNRWA); Unrestricted entry of humanitarian assistance including food, water, electricity, and medical aid;
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Cessation of US military assistance,
And the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

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resident in 90402
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"Life ends when you stop dreaming;
Love ends when you stop caring;
Faith ends when you stop believing, and
Communication ends when you stop sharing!"

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1 David Yakobson
From: razina tarr <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 5:01 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: support for ceasefire from the city of Santa Monica

EXTERNAL
HELLO
it is an honor to be a long time resident , from 1979 until now, and hopefully longer in this beautiful city of Santa Monica.

Santa Monica needs to add their voice for the call for ceasefire. we have a voice to use, we havea mind to think and make the right call. please we are all on this journey together, temporary stay on earth, and we can make it a good one. please support a call for ceasefire.
p l e a s e support the following
A permanent sustainable ceasefire;
Renewal of funding for the United Nations Relief & Works Agency (UNRWA); Unrestricted entry of humanitarian assistance including food, water, electricity, and medical aid;
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2 Cessation of US military assistance,
And the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

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resident in 90402
Georgina Ave
santa Monica
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"Life ends when you stop dreaming;
Love ends when you stop caring;
Faith ends when you stop believing, and
Communication ends when you stop sharing!"

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1 David Yakobson
From: Charles Fredricks <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 4:52 PM
To: Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Council Mailbox; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: Re: Item 16d

EXTERNAL
Regarding the necessity for Santa Monica to pass a CEASEFIRE in Gaza Resolution:

This is not an issue the city can successfully ignore, nor should they, when in the past they have registered a position on the invasion of Ukraine, apartheid in South Africa, and as I previously noted in public comment on April 9th, the maintenance of nuclear weapons, in the form of the Chain Reaction sculpture on city property.

The question is not only whether one should stand with others when they are attacked, regardless whether they are from one's own tribe, but what is the consquence when this compassionate impulse is limited to what one considers their own tribe, only.

What happens when a monotheistic faith, ostensibly committed to the universality of one god, ignores this precept to redefine itself as a nationalism, used to justify ignorance of the pain its conquest causes others? Nd what happens to a country committed to the separation of church and state when it allies itself with one side in the conflict, in ignorance of its own values and of the conflict's history? Attempts to suppress US citizens' first amendment rights to express dissent from what the International Court of Justice has deemed a probable genocide, are failing. Those determined to remain in touch with their own humanity will continue to demonstrate their resistance to our nation's policy, despite bludgeons of violent counter protesters and police.
800 faculty and staff of UCLA have signed a letter demanding the chancelor's resignation. By contrast, those university administrations that have agreed to entertain student demonstrators' concerns have quiet campuses today.

After Israel, Jordan, a western oriented constitutional monarchy, is our closest ally in the Middle East. Queen Rania recently expressed on Face The Nation how our one-sided support is viewed internationally, especially in the Middle East:
"There's been anger in our part of the world, not just at what's happening, but at the world's reaction. When we see these violations, human right violations and international law violations, and we're watching the world letting it happen, there's a sense of the selective application of humanitarian law, and a sense of unfairness. A sense of our lives don't matter as much. And this is something I think that's causing a great loss of credibility to the U.S., but also causing us to rethink our view of the world order. As cruel and ugly as the war in Gaza is, the state of our rules based world order is looking exponentially worse. People are looking at Gaza as a reflection of the rest of the world, where the rules don't matter, where international law doesn't matter, where U.N. Resolutions can be ignored. And I think that sets a very dangerous precedent, because actions like these are not only a betrayal of the people of Gaza, but they're actually a betrayal of the safeguards that are meant to keep us all safe." https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Qa5SxNOSJWw
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Santa Monica resident for the past 24 years
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3 David Yakobson
From: Seth Reid <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 4:19 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Ceasefire Resolution

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
I hope you understand the moral imperative you face as a governing body, and as individual human beings that must explain their action (and inaction) to the next generation. I hope you understand the gravity and need for Santa Monica to join the long list of US cities calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

I won't waste your time with horrific descriptions of the carnage in Gaza. Anyone who does not know by now has made their decision to look away, and nothing I say will tempt them out of hiding from reality.

But anyone who has paid any attention at all to the news has seen the nightmare. The question now is what do we do about it.

We can, as many of those in power have done, simply say that this is unavoidable. We can pretend this is a hurricane or an earthquake. We can say "war is horrible, but there is nothing to be done." This is the easy option. No one in power is enraged by silence. Those who do nothing are immune to most consequences, regardless of the outcome.

As I said, many people have chosen to be bystanders in this way. But those people ignore the fact that the USA is in this war. We send billions of dollars in taxes every year to arm one side of this conflict. We send delegates to the UN with veto power to silence any other nation that wishes to end the carnage. Our politicians respond daily to a barrage of international reporters begging for answers on why the USA cosigns this level of civilian slaughter. The USA, and all Americans, are in Gaza as much as any combatant, family, or orphaned child.

Our other option is the hard one. We do what Nelson Mandela told us to do. We do what Martin Luther King Jr. told us to do. We do what Ghandi, Jesus, Buddha, and Eli Weisel told us to do. We speak up. Speaking up for peace sounds like such a cliche and easy thing. But who spoke up for the indigenous people of California when the Spanish, and later the Americans, starved, hunted, and massacred them off their native land with full throated support of the government? Who spoke up for the Japanese Americans who were sent to concentration camps by an executive order of the US president?
Speaking up at that time, when those in power benefit from war and conflict, would have been a career-killing move. It would have been complex and uncomfortable to speak up against our own segregated nation in the 1960's. It would have cost a local politician their career, and maybe even their life, if they spoke out against the USA's enslavement of Black people from 1776 all the way to 1864. But we look back with such moral ease on those times. We say to ourselves, "That was horrible. But if I was there back then, I would have done the right thing. I would have spoken up, even if everyone despised me for it. Even if I lost my job. Even if it cost me my political power." Well, here we are. Faced with that moment. No one will give you a medal for standing up for peace in Gaza. You will probably get death threats. You will probably take a voting hit, or even lose your next election. But the question is: is it the right thing to do? The answer to that question, I hope, is more important to you than the question of "what are the consequences for doing the right thing?"
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4 As guardians of our tax dollars, calling for a ceasefire means you agree with the majority of Californians, who do not want their taxes used for endless war. As elected representatives, calling for a ceasefire means you represent the majority of Californians who have looked on helplessly begging for those in power to stop the carnage in Gaza, where over 30,000 people have been killed by the Israeli military (most of them women and children).

You have been called on by Santa Monica residents who beg you to take this action. Those calling on you are as diverse as the city of Santa Monica itself (Santa Monica folks have reached out to you who are Jewish, Latino, Black, white, heterosexual, LGBT, Christian, Muslim, young, and old). All of them united in their terror that their taxes would pay for a missile that hit a hospital, or UN aid workers, or reporters, or a playground (all of which have been hit repeatedly by the IDF).

I don't pretend that the Santa Monica City Council single handedly has the power to turn the tide of this world from violence to peace. Just as a single city official in 1800's Los Angeles who spoke up against the massacre of Native Americans may not have made much impact. Just as a single senator speaking up against slavery or segregation may not have made much impact. But when they did speak up, they were doing the right thing. And when their example was followed by others, justice started to dawn on a dark world.

Please do the right thing. Ceasefire, now.

Sincerely,
Seth Reid
LAUSD Educator
UCLA graduate
MSW Student
(951) 236 2332
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From: Allison Riley <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 3:40 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,

My name is Allison Riley and I am a supporter of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

This resolution is extremely important to me because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. I believe that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Through this resolution, we can fight antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism, and all other bigotry together – because as none of us will be free and safe until we are all free and safe.

I urge you to vote yes at this week’s City Council meeting.

Thank you in advance for your leadership to take a stand and be on the right side of history.

Best,
Allison Riley
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From: David Barlavi <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 3:28 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Resolution 16D - in favor

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council members,
As a Jewish American, I'd like to urge you to please vote YES for the ceasefire Resolution 16D. The genocide in Gaza is not only harming an unacceptable number of Palestinians, it is bringing the world closer to conflict, and fervoring antisemitism around the world.

Zionism is one of the worst things to happen to Jewish people since World War II. As the great peace activist said: "Israel is the graveyard of the Jewish soul."
Yours,
David Barlavi, Esq.
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From: Alyssa G <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 3:19 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: Proposed Resolution for Negotiated Ceasefire in Gaza - PLEASE VOTE NO

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council Members,
The proposed resolution asking for a cease fire in Gaza and condemning Israel with non-facts and distortions is a public embarrassment. Please save your reputations and vote NO on this ridiculous waste of time and apparent attempt to virtue signal to peers.

The "facts" stated in the "Whereas" portions of the resolution are not true and the wording demonizes Israel and embodies, if not encourages, the very hate the resolution purports to want to condemn.

Please concentrate your energy on addressing the many pressing local issues that are your proper purview.

Alyssa Ganezer
Santa Monica resident
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From: Suzanne Thompson <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 3:02 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock
Subject: Support Ceasefire Resolution, May 14, 2024 Agenda Item 16D

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Council members:

I am an active member and resident of Santa Monica, writing in support of my local government taking a vote supporting a Ceasefire Resolution which is 16D on the agenda for Tuesday night.

I serve as President of the Arts and Cultural Bridge Foundation based in Santa Monica, as well as Founder and Co-Chair of the Venice Arts Council, and charter member of the Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument Committee (VJAMM). We enjoyed participating in the previous year’s Santa Monica 4th of July Parade.

The City of Santa Monica is represented on the VJAMM and generously provided funds to build the 9-foot-six-inch, solid black obelisk on the corner of Venice and Lincoln Boulevards. The monument, dedicated on April 27, 2017, commemorates the forced removal of 1,000 persons of Japanese ancestry from Venice, Santa Monica, and Malibu, to be transported by bus to the first of ten American concentration camps, built and eventually administered by the War Relocation Authority, known as Manzanar.

This monument serves both as a reminder of what happened, and as a warning that such an injustice should never again be perpetrated against any group, solely based on ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, race, or religion. At his year’s 55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, Omar Altamimi, a Policy, and Advocacy Coordinator for the Sacramento Valley/Central California office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SVCC) shared:
“Almost one-hundred years ago the silence of good Americans – not the bad ones, the good ones – their silence led to the devastating injustice against Japanese American communities. Silence is complicity. Silence empowers, abusers and wrongdoers. Today we are called upon to break that silence as we witness a genocide that has taken the lives of 34,000 People, 14,000 children.”
I urge you to pass a ceasefire resolution on Tuesday, May 14th.

Stop the killing. Stop funding the war machine and fund human needs. Be for peace.

Thank you,
Suzanne Thompson
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From: Council Mailbox
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 2:58 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Fw: 16C; also Cease-Fire
From: Bonnie Johnstone <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 3:04 PM
To: Council Mailbox <[email protected]>
Cc: Bonnie Johnstone <[email protected]>
Subject: 16C; also Cease-Fire

EXTERNAL
Hi. Please do NOT the narrow time limit on public input !! That would be grossly disrespectful of the constituency! If there are many many people wanting to speak, perhaps limit the time to one & one-half minute! The public should be heard. Perhaps a "creative solution" can come from a speaker!! And please, vote for a resolution for Complete Cease-Fire!!!! THANK YOU.

Sincerely, Bonnie Johnstone
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From: Carter Moon <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 2:49 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; [email protected]; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: I Support Resolution 16D - Ceasefire Now!

EXTERNAL
Hello,
As a resident of West Los Angeles I fully support the Santa Monica city council passing a ceasefire resolution. Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people is about to hit a tipping point, a point where there is no coming back, a point where the United States will forever have its reputation destroyed. We have already completely trampled international law by supporting this brutal genocide up to this point, every American has a moral imperative to support a ceasefire and do everything in our power to prevent the further genocide of the Palestinian people. In taking my cue from dozens of Jewish friends, I know that true safety for Jewish people can only be achieved by reaching peace, democratic rights, and stability for the Palestinian people. There is no moral ambiguity about the intentional slaughter of children, the intentional starvation of an entire population, the targeting of press and doctors. This has to stop, immediately, and as this genocide is being funded with our tax dollars we have a duty to oppose it through whatever forum is available to us.

Please do the right thing and pass this resolution.

Thank you,
Carter Moon
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From: Chad Vachter <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 2:48 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Please vote yes on the ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Please please vote yes on the ceasefire in Gaza. The starvaƟon , collecƟve punishment and murder of women and children must stop. This indiscriminate bombing is doing nothing but creaƟng more fractures of the areas peace.

Thank you
Sent from my iPhone
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From: Estefany Palacios <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 2:35 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Ceasefire Now

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council of Santa Monica,
My name is Stephanie, I live near Santa Monica, I'm a proud Jewish daughter and parent, and I strongly support the call for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. Thank you councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis for having the courage to present a resolution that calls for immediate peace in the Palestinian-indigenous region.

The Israeli government claims that their horrific assault on Gaza is justified to keep Jews safe – but we know that safety will never come from the genocide and oppression of another people. Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. One cannot come at the expense of the other.

The Israeli government’s massacre in Gaza is an unimaginable tragedy and humanitarian crisis – and it’s funded by our tax dollars! Since October 7th, over 35,000 Palestinians have been killed, including over 14,500 children. Over 78,000 have been injured. At least 8,000 are missing. An unknown number of thousands are buried under the rubble. More than half a million Gazans are facing catastrophic levels of hunger and four out of the five hungriest people in the world are in Gaza. More than half of Gaza’s homes have been destroyed or damaged. Every university in Gaza has been destroyed.

Now the Israeli government is invading Rafah, where more than 1 million innocent civilians are sheltering after being displaced from their homes. Even President Biden called the invasion of Rafah a “red line” – we must call on our government now to facilitate an immediate ceasefire and to stop sending military weapons to Israel.

The massacre of Israeli civilians on October 7th was a tragedy – but war crimes never justify war crimes. The Israeli government’s response is a violation of international law. Human rights are not conditional and they must apply to the innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

A ceasefire agreement will also help secure the safe return of the remaining Israeli hostages. Over 100 hostages were released during the temporary ceasefire in November 2023. Meanwhile, the families of hostages are leading mass protests in Israel, begging the Netanyahu government to accept a ceasefire deal with Hamas and facilitate the release of all hostages.

As a proud Jew, I know that criticizing the Israeli government and calling for peace and diplomacy is not antisemitic. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred. We must fight antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism, and all other bigotry together – because none of us will be free and safe until we are all free and safe. We must fight loudly against the systems that dehumanize us, that pit us against our neighbors for the benefit of those in power.

President Biden and the US government must do everything in its power to facilitate an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and the delivery of urgent and robust humanitarian aid. We must save innocent lives. As our local representatives, it is your responsibility to call on the federal government to live into its stated values of human rights and equality.

I urge the full city council to approve this critical resolution.

Respectfully,
Stephanie Myerson
Los Angeles
747-276-8389
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From: Jerome Palacios Myerson <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 2:18 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for SMCC Resolution 16D: call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council of Santa Monica,
My name is Jerome, I live near Santa Monica, I'm a proud Jewish son and parent, and I strongly support the call for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. Thank you councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis for having the courage to present a resolution that calls for immediate peace in the Palestinian-indigenous region.

The Israeli government claims that their horrific assault on Gaza is justified to keep Jews safe – but we know that safety will never come from the genocide and oppression of another people. Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. One cannot come at the expense of the other.

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15 I urge the full city council to approve this critical resolution.

Respectfully,
Jerome Palacios Myerson
Los Angeles
424-527-1141
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From: Lolo Movsessian <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 1:32 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 16D - Vote YES for permanent ceasefire in Gaza Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged

EXTERNAL
My name is Lolo Movsessian and I am a Santa Monica resident.

As an Armenian when I look in Gaza I know that Genocide is happening there.

Armenians were the first nation who experienced Genocide in 1915 by Ottoman Empire. Therefore when we look what is happenimng in Gaza now, we know it is Genocide, we haven no doubt about this because we experienced this and we know what it is.

Santa Monica has been an International Cty and allways forth front of many social programs.

Now is the time for this City of Santa Monica to do the right thing once more by voting Yes for Permenant Cease Fire in Gaza.

I ask the the council members to please go to the place of Love and Compassion for all humanity, and vote Yes on 16-D .

Sincerely,
Lolo Movsessian
90403
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From: ALEXA SCHULZ <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 1:28 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
My name Alexa Schulz and I am an ally member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a nonJewish ally and a dual US/German citizen, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My values and history teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Thank you!
Alexa Schulz
Alexa-schulz.com
323.350-0549
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From: Pini Herman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 1:22 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Resolution 16D Support for the Resolution on Immediate Ceasefire and Humanitarian Aid
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged

EXTERNAL
Dear Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis,
My name is Pini Herman, and I am a Santa Monica adjacent resident and a member of IfNotNow Los Angeles, a community of Jewish Angelenos advocating for the safety and justice of all Palestinians and Israelis.

As a Jew and an Angeleno, I stand with the urgent call for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

The ongoing military actions, claiming safety through oppression, are contrary to the values of safety and liberation we uphold. These are intertwined with the freedom and well-being of Palestinians, reflecting a shared human interest that cannot be segregated.

The assault on Gaza has led to catastrophic humanitarian crises and significant civilian casualties, which include over 14,500 children among the dead and immense infrastructural damage. The escalation in Rafah now threatens over a million more lives.

I commend President Biden's stance on Rafah as a "red line" and echo the need for our government to halt military support to Israel and prioritize diplomacy and humanitarian aid. The massacre of Israeli civilians on October 7th was indeed a tragedy, but it does not justify the disproportionate response that violates international law and exacerbates the suffering.

It is our moral duty to oppose any action that undermines human rights. I urge the City Council to adopt this resolution, pressing for a ceasefire, the safe return of hostages, and robust humanitarian efforts to relieve suffering. Our collective voice can lead to meaningful change and uphold the values of human rights and equality.

Thank you for considering this critical resolution.

Sincerely,
Pini Herman, PhD
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From: Curtis <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 1:21 PM
To: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16D VOTE Yes for Permanent Ceasefire in GAZA Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Brock and Councilmembers Negrete, Davis, Torosis, Zwick, Parra, and De La Torre, The Santa Monica Friends (Quaker) MeeƟng whole-heartedly supports the immediate resumpƟon of a negoƟated bilateral cease-fire in Gaza and condemns all forms of hate and incitement to violence.

We commend the Santa Monica City Council for adding its voice to the call for a poliƟcal seƩlement that affirms the humanity and common aspiraƟons of all the parƟes to this conflict.

Thank you for supporƟng this cease-fire statement and for your work throughout the year for the benefit of our city! CurƟs Raynor, co-clerk
Peace and Social AcƟon commiƩee
Santa Monica Friends (Quaker) MeeƟng
1440 Harvard Street
Santa Monica 90404
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From: Andie Gersh <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 12:52 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for item 16D, call for a ceasefire in Gaza Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,

My name is Andrea Gersh. I am an LA resident and have been here for 6 years. My wife grew up in Santa Monica and attended Franklin, Lincoln and SaMo high. Her mother worked at Santa Monica College for 35 years.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

Thank you so much for considering this and for using your power and voice to oppose this disaster.

Andrea Gersh, FNP-C
Sent from my iPhone
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From: Erin Bartek <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 12:28 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Ceasefire please- support for 16D
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged

EXTERNAL
Dear representaƟve,
Please vote for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Thank you,
Erin Bartek
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From: Audrey Schaps <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 12:21 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Ceasefire resolution
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged

EXTERNAL
My name is Audrey Schaps and I am a member of Jewish Voice for Peace Los Angeles, a group of Jewish Angelenos organizing for safety, equality and justice.

I’m writing to express my support for the resolution introduced by Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution is extremely important to me as a Jewish resident, because I know that Jewish safety and liberation is dependent on Palestinian safety and freedom. My Jewish values teach me that every life, every Palestinian and Israeli life, is sacred.

We will see you on May 14th for the vote. Thank you kindly.

Audrey Schaps , mother, family nurse practitioner and community member Item 16-D
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 11:34 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: ITEM 16D VOTE YES FOR PERMANENT CEASE FIRE IN GAZA ON MAY 14TH AGENDA Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged

EXTERNAL
I support Resolution 16D on the May 14th agenda calling for a CEASE FIRE in the war on Gaza, a war in which it appears that Israel has as its goal the elimination of Gaza as a home for millions of Palestinians, and is creating a “killing field.” I am 91 years, Jewish, attended Hebrew school in Brooklyn. As is too true for many of us, we have family members who were victims of the holocaust. For me, with this history, I am committed to speak out against the Israeli/US crime of genocide as it unfolds before my eyes. Who wouldn’t? Will we be silent and complicit in this genocide as we know that in the past too many others were ?
None can with fairness assert that they are not aware of the carnage and starvation inflicted on Gaza, on Palestinians, by Israel/US since October 7,2023. Reports show that 35,000 Palestinians, the majority being women and children have been killed, and over 78,000 wounded.

There are more to be identified when those that died under the rubble of homes and buildings that were destroyed with US supplied drones and 2,000 pound bombs are reached for burial. Over 80 % of schools been destroyed or rendered inoperative ( NYT) very few hospital remain and in these there are almost no medical supplies, museums, religion sites, parks, roads have been destroyed, infrastructure rendered non- existent.

Israeli spokespeople. its military, claim that their weapons are precise and ”targeted” and all is lawful. Do Americans believe these lies or listen to them anymore? Perhaps now we grasp that Israel intentionally “ targets “ schools, bombs apartment buildings and homes where families, civilians, women and children resided, hospitals and museums because its ’target’ is to reduce Gaza to rubble, its people to desperation. The scale and destruction of families and communities are unprecedented, the bombing and shelling constant. Of course all this violates US domestic law and international treaties that we have signed; treaties that were created after World War II to prevent genocide and destruction of civilian populations.

For those Palestinians who survive, it will be decades before there could be adequate education, medical care, homes and more. How long will famine and starvation persist and wreck bodies physically and mentally and in generations to come? Isn’t Israel’s severe restriction and at times full denial of humanitarian aid intentional? How can anyone not believe that? How can anyone not know that this is a recognized crime?
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9 We must speak out to influence our government to end it complicity in this war and to truly engage in negotiating a permanent cease fire? For Peace. For Justice. Vote YES for this Resolution.

Yours truly,
Carol Krauthamer Smith [ A 1960 UCLA Law School graduate; for 60 years my law practice (now retired) in this region was to represent the poor and disenfranchised in their ongoing struggles to obtain economic and social justice. ]
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From: Dennis Kortheuer <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 11:10 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16 D Vote YES for permanent ceasefire in Gaza Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged

EXTERNAL
Dear members of the Santa Monica City Council,
While i do not live in Santa Monica i did teach at Santa Monica City College and have been a frequent visitor since the 1980s. i can still remember going up to the 3rd Street Promenade with my wife on a Saturday to visit the Midnight Special bookstore and walk the promenade, enjoying other shops and especially the lovely evenings and people watching. Santa Monica has always held a special place in my heart.

Tomorrow evening you have an opportunity to take a stand for humanity by supporting Item 16D and voting yes for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. i am certain that others are writing to you explaining the details of what has been going on there for some 7 months now, the near total destruction of all of Gaza (how will people ever be able to live there again?), the deaths of some 35,000 people, two-thirds of whom are women, children and the elderly, the difficulties getting aid to people who desperately need it, people who have way too little water, can’t bathe or shower for weeks on end, have to share a toilet with hundreds of others, suffering from malnutrition if not actual starvation. These are all good reasons to support an immediate and permanent humanitarian ceasefire and there are many more i could mention.

Myself, i am just going to plead to your humanity. How can anyone with any kind of heart support the continuing fighting, killing and destruction there? Whatever one may believe or think about who is right and who is wrong in this horrendous, almost unimaginable killing and destruction certainly anyone with a heart will see that the fighting has gone on for way too long now and that for the sake of humanity it must end today.

Please take a moment to think about what you would want if what is happening in Gaza were happening in Santa Monica and vote with your conscience and support the ceasefire resolution. Let’s end the fighting and make sure that enough necessary aid gets into Gaza as quickly as possible. Let’s start saving lives, not destroying them.

With deep gratitude,
dennis kortheuer, Ph. D.
3907 E. 11th st.

Long Beach, CA
90804
(310) 427-2265
[email protected]
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From: Rose Driscoll <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 9:14 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Public Comment in Support of Agenda Item 16.D

EXTERNAL
To the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and city council members:

I am a Santa Monica resident and I support the motion to support a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza with condemnation of all forms of hate and incitement to violence.

The catastrophic loss of life in Gaza must end. As a nurse, I am particularly concerned with the conditions in Gaza that could lead to epidemic disease: the famine, the loss of limbs, the unaccompanied children, the inability to properly bury corpses, and the mental health consequences of trauma could exponentially increase the already astronomical death toll.

I applaud the council for its consideration and, hopefully, approval of this motion.

With your approval, Santa Monica will stand on the right side of history.

Thank you,
Rose Driscoll, RN BSN, MPH
[email protected]
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From: Awwab Arif <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2024 8:28 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre
Subject: Pro- agenda item pro 16D
Dear City council members,
I am writing this email to express my support and requesting you to also support a bilateral ceasefire to protect innocent lives in Gaza. Too many people have died, and a total blockade of humanitarian aid is killing people at an unprecedented rate. The amount of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in this war need to be investigated and innocent lives have to be protected. Hammas agreed to release all the hostages and agreed to the ceasefire deal but the current Israeli government declined for no good reason, this ceasefire deal put together by Qatar, Egypt and the CIA director needs to be revisited and the raffah invasion needs to stop.

Thank you,
Awwab
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From: Derrick Hall <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2024 6:16 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Israel/Palestine

EXTERNAL
Dear City council members, please consider passing the resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel. Passing the resolution will show that numerous cities in the US want a peaceful solution for Israelis and Palestinians and a hopeful future in Israel .

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From: Sherna Berger-Gluck <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2024 1:37 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre
Subject: 16D agenda item -VOTE YES for CEASEFIRE

EXTERNAL
Unfortunately in my previous message I neglected to note the agenda item, so it might not have been counted. Below my original message, in light of a recent graffiti incident in SM, I have written an addendum to my message.

I am the daughter of a rabbi, a former academic, Jewish resident of Santa Monica and a long time social justice advocate. I support an IMMEDIATE ceasefire in Gaza and welcome the role the US is playing in the negotiations in Cairo for a 3-stage process. What former President Barack Obama has characterized as a "humanitarian catastrophe" must end!
STRONGLY URGE every Council member to vote for the resolution forwarded by Zwick Torosis and Gleam Addendum: As someone who experienced antiSemitic attacks in my childhood in Chicao, I am concerned about an uptick in anti-Semitism. However, as someone advocating justice and freedom for all peoples, it is critical that we not equate/conflate criticism of Israel, and even anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism.

For peace and justice.

Sherna Berger Gluck, 90402
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From: Roberta Frye <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2024 5:29 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16D vote yes on ceasefire resolution

EXTERNAL
I urge you to vote for a resolution calling for an immediate and sustainable ceasefire in Gaza. The Board of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Monica voted unanimously in March to urge the city council to adopt such a resolution. It also called for an end to anti-Semitic and Islamaphobic acts worldwide and in our local communities.

I look forward to seeing you Tuesday evening and presenting my congregation’s statement to you.

Roberta Frye
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From: Marya Shahriary <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2024 4:57 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; Caroline Torosis
Subject: re: Pro-Agenda Item 16D Ceasefire Resolution

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Brock, Council Members Parra, Torosis, Negrete, Zwick, Delatorre, and Davis:

I have lived here most of my life. My family and friends own property, run businesses, work for the city, go to the public and private schools and pay taxes here. We love our city and feel very fortuante to live here. We hope that soon we can also feel proud to live in a city that is formally asking for a ceasefire. I have seen all the kindness our city has shown to many people in our community over the years. I can only imagine that our city council would support passing a symbolic resolution to show that we care about all people, everywhere, including the Palestinians in Gaza.

In Santa Monica we are not alone in wanting a ceasefire. If you pass this ceasefire resolution, you will join the 145+ American cities that have already done so. I listed the 145 cities, and one state below so you can see with your own eyes how long the list is and how the cities range across the spectrum of size, population, socio-economics, ethnicity, religion, race, location and politics.

In California alone, 34 cities have already done what we are asking you to do today, and ten of those are our neighbors in LA County.

With hope for a ceasefire,
Marya Shahriary
Santa Monica resident

146+ Ceasefire Resolutions Passed in the USA

1. Sacramento, CA

2. Oakland, CA

3. East Palo Alto, CA

4. Madera, CA

5. Kerman, CA

6. Hollister, CA

7. Ojai, CA

8. Pasadena, CA

9. Alhambra, CA

10. Monterey Park, CA

11. El Monte, CA

12. Pomona, CA

13. La Puente, CA

14. Montebelo, CA

15. Bell Gardens, CA

16. Cudahy, CA

17. Bell, CA

18. Long Beach, CA

19. Laguna Beach, Ca
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21. Calexico, CA

22. Yoruk Tribe, CA

23. Winnemem Wintu Tribe, CA

24. Arcata, CA

25. Fort Bragg, CA

26. Cotati, CA

27. Davis, CA

28. Folsom, CA

29. Brentwood, CA

30. Richmond, CA

31. Albany, CA

32. San Francisco, CA

33. Santa Ana, CA

34. Alhambra, CA

35. Boston, MA

36. Cambridge, MA

37. Somerville, MA

38. Medford, MA

39. Amherst, MA

40. Leverett, MA

41. Greenfield, MA

42. Northampton, MA

43. Easthampton, MA

44. Bolingbrook, IL

45. Urbana IL

46. Batavia, IL

47. Villa Park, IL

48. Chicago, IL

49. Bridgeview, IL

50. Burr Ridge, IL

51. DuPage Township, IL

52. Atlanta, GA

53. St. Petersburg, FL

54. Doral, FL

55. St. Louis, MO

56. Milwaukee, WI

57. Dane County, WI

58. Madison, WI

59. Albany, NY

60. Beacon, NY

61. Newburgh, NY

62. Rochester, NY

63. Ithaca, NY

64. Binghamton, NY

65. Hudson, NY

66. Carrboro, NC

67. Greensboro, NC

68. Durham, NC

69. Wilmington, DE

70. Delaware State House of Reps , DE

71. Providence, RI
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7 72. Detroit, MI

73. Dearborn Heights, MI

74. Hamtramck, MI

75. Ferndale, MI

76. Warren, MI

77. Sterling Heights, MI

78. Dearborn, MI

79. Traverse City, MI

80. Kalamazoo, MI

81. Lansing, MI

82. Washtenaw County, MI

83. Ann Arbor, MI

84. Ypsilanti, MI

85. Canton Township, MI

86. Wayne, County, MI

87. Minneapolis, MN

88. Red Lake Nation, MN

89. Columbia Heights, MN

90. Saint Paul, MN

91. Hastings, MN

92. Iowa CIty, IA

93. Johnson County, IA

94. Coralville, IA

95. Taos, NM

96. Santa Fe, NM

97. Nogales, AZ

98. Tuscon, AZ

99. Glenwood Springs, CO
100. Ogala Sioux Tribe, SD
101. Oceti Sakowin Treaty Council for the Great Sioux Nation, SD 102. Lawrence, KS
103. Toledo, OH
104. Dayton, OH
105. Cleveland Heights, OH
106. Cleveland, OH
107. Yellow Springs, OH
108. Athens, OH
109. Columbus, OH
110. Akron, OH
111. Belfast, ME
112. Lewiston, ME
113. Portland, ME
114. Seattle, WA
115. San Juan County, WA
116. Jefferson County, WA
117. Port Townsend, WA
118. Langley, WA
119. Bellingham, WA
120. Multonomah County, OR
121. Eugene, OR
122. Klamath Tribe, OR
123. Charlottesville, VA
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8 124. Harrisonburg, VA
125. Cheverly, MD
126. Takoma Park, MD
127. State College, PA
128. Erie, PA
129. Union City, NJ
130. Paterson, NJ
131. Haledon, NJ
132. Prospect Park, NJ
133. Bridgeport, CT
134. Windsor, CT
135. Richmond, VT
136. Newfane, VT
137. Marshfield, VT
138. Bradford, VT
139. Thetford, VT
140. Sharon, VT
141. West Windsor, VT
142. Durham, NH
143. Dover, NH
144. Lebanon, NH
145. Hawai'i County, HI
146. THE STATE of HAWAII
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9 David Yakobson
From: Farkhunda Mahar <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2024 4:06 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Propaganda item 16D

EXTERNAL
I am writing to ask you for supporting Ceasefire Resolution in Gaza, over 35,000 unarmed men, women and children have been killed due to Israeli bombing and starvation caused by aid blockage by Israel. Please choose to stand on the side of humanity to prevent further bloodshed. Thank you.

Sincere,
Farkhunda Mahar
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Item 16-D
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10 David Yakobson
From: Rob Robbins <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2024 4:05 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre
Subject: Agenda item 16D

EXTERNAL
Hello:

My name is Robert Robbins and I'm writing to you about Agenda item 16D, the ceasefire resolution.

I worked in Santa Monica for fifteen years. I have and continue to patronize it's businesses and beaches.

I was surprised to hear that there's some question as to whether the Santa Monica City Council will vote for a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Palestine. If not Santa Monica, then who will? What's happening there is horrifying. The loss of life to civilians, mostly women and children, is shocking to the conscience.

I strongly urge all of you to support a ceasefire, to call for an end to this genocide.

Thank you,
Robert Robbins
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Item 16-D
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11 David Yakobson
From: Vivien Weisman <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2024 4:01 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre
Subject: Pro agenda item 16 D / In favor of ceasefire

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council Member,
I am a resident of Santa Monica and I would like you my City Council member to vote yes to the ceasefire bill before you on May 14th, 2024.

Vivien Weisman
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12 David Yakobson
From: Cynthia Anderson-Barker <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2024 2:35 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Christine Parra
Subject: Item 16D - Vote Yes for Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza

EXTERNAL
I support the resolution which Council members Jesse Zwick, Caroline Torosis, and Gleam Davis created and published as Item #16 on the May 14th Agenda. However, I suggest the following additional amendments to the resolution which are in boldface type.

SECTION 1. The City of Santa Monica supports AN IMMEDIATE negotiated bilateral ceasefire IN GAZA, WHICH

INCLUDES THE RETURN OF ISRAELI HOSTAGES AND THE NEGOTIATED RELEASE OF PALESTINIAN PRISONERS, THE UNIMPEDED RESPUMPTION OF humanitarian aid for the immediate provision of desperately needed food, water, medical care, clothing and emergency shelter, TO BE FACILITATED BY ALL AGENCIES BEST EQUIPPED TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS, INCLUDING UNRWA.

NEW SECTION 1A. THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SUPPORTS THE FULL IMPLEMENTION OF U.S. AND

INTERNATIONAL LAWS IN THE PROVISIONING OF MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO ISRAEL AND THE IMMEDIATE

CESSATION OF MILITARY ASSISTANCE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THERE IS A SUSTAINABLE CEASE FIRE AND COMPLIANCE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW.

SECTION 3. A copy of this resolution to be sent to ALL ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE U.S. CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. Cynthia Anderson-Barker [email protected] Item 16-D
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From: Joan Sekler <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2024 2:10 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: In regard to May 14th agenda item 16D, I SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION!

EXTERNAL
Sent from my iPhone
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14 David Yakobson
From: Ella Haselswerdt <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2024 2:03 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 16D vote yes for permanent ceasefire

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
I am writing as a resident of Santa Monica to thank you for taking up consideration of Item 16D, and urge you to vote yes on the resolution. 40,000 residents of Gaza, including 15,000 children, have been killed in this conflict funded and supported by the US government. The UN has deemed the actions of the Israeli government genocidal, and the WHO have warned of catastrophic famine in the region. The collective punishment of the civilians of Gaza for the violence of October 7th is a war crime funded by our tax dollars. The American majority has been pushing back on the federal administration's support of this war at all levels of government - Santa Monica would join over 100 other American cities in calling for a permanent ceasefire in the region. This mounting pressure will indeed save both Palestinian and Israeli lives.

Santa Monica City CouncilMay 14, 2024

Santa Monica City Council
May 14, 2024