This was the council's third attempt to pass a resolution calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas war. The symbolic move calls for an 'immediate and permanent cease-fire in Israel and Palestine.'
A rose in a water bottle hangs with protester signs along the barrier at the pro-Palestinian camp at MIT.
"Our message is simple: All life is precious, and the time has come for us to stand up and call for an end to this senseless violence," Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson said before the vote.to pass a resolution calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas war. The symbolic move calls for an"immediate and permanent cease-fire in Israel and Palestine, an end to the bombing of Gaza, the freeing of all hostages from Hamas and the freeing of all administrative detainees held by Israel.
Councilors Ed Flynn and Erin Murphy were the only dissenting votes."I still believe that the City Council is not the right body to address this," Flynn said."We have critical issues facing the city, the budget, public safety challenges, getting our economy back on track, neighborhood services."to Israel with a delegation of American leaders.
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