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Call.
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Council will come to order Madam clerk. Please take a
quorum.
Roll call.
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Quorum is now closed.
Orem Alderman, Rodriguez. Sanchez Scott Yancey Mosley
Taylor Coleman more have requested to participate in
today's meeting remotely under rule 59
All.
All older Rodriguez, Sanchez is away on business. The
public body, Scott Mosley family, emergencies more medical
issue. Yancey Coleman and Taylor are ill Alderman Lopez, do
you care to make a motion?
Good.
Good morning mr. President, with the exception of
alderwoman Coleman, who is next to me? I move that I'll
alter. She has a miraculous recovery.
But she is allowed that all members listed are allowed to
participate, remotely. Thank you very much. With the
exception of older woman Coleman, who was actually here.
I'm all those in favor of the motion of allowing than the 6
stated Alders to participate. In today's meeting remotely
signify by saying, I any opposed say nay and the thing of
the chair that eyes have it, I'm clerk, please Mark.
Alder's Rodriguez, Sanchez Scott, Yancey Mosley Taylor and
more as president on the Quorum call.
Please of the chair recognizes all their Vasquez.
Thank you, mr. President, just want to be marked here for
the or please indicate and Mark Alder Vasquez here for the
Quorum, please.
The chair recognizes older men.
Robinson Miss president. If you could, please make sure
that I am here. Mark, I don't think you please record
alderman.
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We?
We miss anyone else. Very good. Please rise for the Pledge
of Allegiance.
I pledge.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of United States of
America. One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all. Thank you very much. Please remain
standing for the invitation, which will be delivered by
Pastor James shooter of Quentin Road, Baptist Church.
Our dear heavenly father, we are so thankful today for
leaders those that you have ordained and appointed Lord to
govern Lord, we pray that all decisions made would be for
righteousness and good and Lord that we would reject evil
father. I also think right now of many people that are
suffering and hurting and in pain and then emotionally
physically and spiritually, so, father May the words of
your service.
David.
David, give us some courage, some strength, some peace, in
our hearts, and for those that are suffering. And father,
we know that King David, a man after your own heart, a man
who had all sorts of problems and files in his whole life.
Even his own son, going against him. Pray these words Lord,
how are they increase the trouble meet many? Are they that
rise up against me many there, be, which save my soul?
There is no help for him in God, but that warlord art a
shield for me. My glory and the lifter up of mine head, I
Cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of
his Holy Hill. I laid me down and slept, I awaked for the
Lord sustain me. I will not be afraid of ten. Thousands of
people. They have set themselves.
Mira.
Me around about arise. Oh, Lord, save me. Oh my God, for
that has bitten all than enemies upon thy cheek bone. That
has broken the teeth of the ungodly salvation by the
longest unto the Lord. By blessing is upon thy people.
Father were thinking of those in Conflict In Harm's Way.
We're thinking of many friends that I have in Israel. A
many people father that are grieving and burying sons and
daughters and grandparents. Father, were, we're sorry, we
were were were aghast at what has transpired and what is
happening? Father is a pastor, I wonder it. Could the human
soul, get more depraved than it already is but father, we
know that you are good and that you are God and Lord, we we
come before you when we don't know what to do and where to
turn in what to say. So father, I pray for all people In
Harm's Way and conflict. I pray for those and
How?
Palestine.
Palestinian areas father that are innocent, Lord, protect
the children, protect them. Father from harm. We also lured
our grieving with our Jewish friends, not just in Israel,
but Around the World As It Seems like another Holocaust has
come against them. So, father, eyes, a pastor and my church
and evangelicals, and Christians, and hopefully, all
Americans will take a stand for Israel. Our dearest friend,
in the world.
So far.
The father.
The father we love you. We thank you we. Thank you for your
grace and your goodness even in the hardest of times in the
name of Jesus. I pray. Amen.
That.
Better.
Metal clerk. Please record ultimate metal Shea as present
as a part of our Quorum metal card. Please read the call of
today's special meeting.
The following call for special meeting of the city council
was filed in the clerk's office on Wednesday, October 11th
2023 at 1:36, p.m. to The Honorable members of the city
council. Ladies and gentlemen, together with Alderman
Silverstein Lopez and Diego's, I hereby call a special
meeting of the city council to be convened on Friday.
October 13th at 1:40 p.m. in the city council chamber for
the following purpose. And no other purpose whatsoever to
consider a resolution condemning him off his attack on
Israel. Very truly yours. Brandon Johnson Mayer.
Thank you. This is time for public comment.
I can.
Accounts will now begin the public comment period, which is
limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. Each speaker is limited
to three minutes speakers cannot yield or transfer their
time to another speaker. Any written, said, it's been
submitted. Will you posted and made available for all the
medic review? Our first Speaker today is Martin Levine.
After.
Good afternoon. My name is Martin Levine, I speak to you
this afternoon as a resident of the 48th. Ward of the
former Chief Executive Officer at jccc Chicago. And as a
member of Jewish voice for peace, I speak to ask you to
reject any resolution about Israel Palestine that ignores
the Grim reality being live by millions of Palestinians
There can be no excuse for the horrors of the last weekend.
Killing children, has no justification killing civilians
has no justification, taking men, women and children, as
hostages has no justification celebrating, the death and
destruction of others has no justification.
if I,
The fighters who died.
The fighters who did this cannot be justified or excuse,
your voice with these morons deeply for the over 1,300
Israelis killed in the family, including many of our own
and we fear for the lives of Israelis taken hostage. But we
cannot look away as you meet today. But the Israeli
government has blocked all your manager at 8 and then shut
off electricity and water to Gaza Gaza which is a sliver of
land. About half the size of our city is a home to more
than two million people. Half of whom are 15 years of age
or younger. And this morning, I learned that half of those
have been told to leave their homes and flee South with no
place to go.
Awesome.
Hospitals. And gather cannot save live. The internet will
collapse cutting off communication.
With.
With the outside world and drinking water will run out cuz
it will be plunged Into. Darkness our neighborhood for
level L worth Israel has openly stated its intention to
commit Mass atrocities and even Jenna saw with prime
minister Netanyahu saying and I quote that Israel response
will reverberate for generations and defenseman are your
laws Gallant said that is really fighting Human animals and
should act accordingly.
As Jews. We know what happens when people are called
Animals. You cannot ignore the millions of Palestinians who
lives in the territories. As non-citizens under Israeli
control, whose lives have been brutalized for decades.
Living in what Israeli and international human rights.
Organizations have concluded, our conditions of apartheid
has committed an atrocity, but there's that now justify the
committing of new atrocity against the Palestinian people a
policy of unconditional support. For Israel does not keep
the Jewish people say anything from the last 75 years
lesson. The city of Chicago does not have to participate in
the deadly cycle of violence. We can ask for tomorrow
Clarity this week.
We were.
You want?
We want to thank you very much for your comments. However,
your time has expired.
Our next speaker is Dan Goldwyn.
I am Dan Goldman of the Jewish United Fund Jewish
Federation of Chicago. 2 days ago. I spoke to the city
council about how him up terrorists invaded. Israel,
Sovereign territory and Unleashed a frenzy of murder rape,
torture and kidnapping. The likes of which the Jews last
experience. During the Holocaust over 1,300 Israelis were
murdered over 3,000 were injured at between 150 and 200
kidnapped.
Back to Gaza.
Back to Gaza in less than 24 hours, a muscle spasm of
murder rape. And torture was not politically motivated. It
was not in the pursuit of lofty goals such as Freedom
equality in Independence. Every Jew that Hamas. Terrorists
murdered rate tortured and kidnapped was within Israel,
Sovereign borders established by the United Nations in
1948, this can only mean that Hamas has gold was is and
always will be the annihilation of Israel. And the Jewish
people, the images stories and testimonials from victim.
And even from the Hamas, terrorists themselves, leave no
doubt hamacas brutality. No one in the city council
chamber, including those opposing. This resolution is
questioning what happened in Israel or the depraved in
humanity. That Hamas continues to exhibit his own people.
Or those, they hold captive, rape and torture, and secret
rooms in Subterranean. Dungeons and Gaza. Yet, here we are.
Once again watching the city council's, morals.
In the Bible.
Hang in the balance. Will you support an excuse rapists and
murderers? Or will you stand up for the victim to no longer
have a voice?
This resolution is not about supporting or opposing
Israel's government. It is about condemning the most
sustained orchestrated and brutal attack against Unleashed
against Jews. Since the Holocaust this resolution makes
three straight caller asks of you condemn the wanton
Massacre and abusive innocent Israeli citizen demanda. I
must free. The men women children elderly and infirm the
abducted and recognize Israel's, right? To defend its
citizens and guests. Like any other Nation would this city
council which is working night and day to stem gun.
Violence to find homes for Chicago experiencing
homelessness and to feed clothe and house. The Innocence
migrants should not be having such a hard time, finding the
voice to condemn off, Karis rape-murder, abuse and
Abduction, the thousands of innocent Israelis
there's,
There's an old Israeli thing. Quote walk with a friend in
the dark is better than walking alone in the light Israel.
In Chicago's Jewish Community is now in the dark are handed
out stressed. Looking for someone to take it and walk with
us through the darkness and despair. Will you take our
hands? Are you prepared or are you prepared to go home
tonight to look your loved ones in the eyes and tell them
that you chose murders over murdered and rapists over their
victims.
Thank you. Thank you very much for your comments. Our next
speaker is Rabbi Rabbi Levi mostowski
play.
Thank you. I'm the executive director of the Chicago
rabbinical Council based on the 50th Ward, ladies and
gentlemen, the course of your important work on behalf of
the citizens of this great City.
You.
You deliberate and decide on all sorts of Civic matters
today, this special session has been called to consider
matter that is of utmost importance to the sole of the city
and the Society of the just and decent individual. That
reside here, you've been given the privilege and the
responsibility of leadership that your constituents have
chosen. You and look to you for your leadership just a few
days ago, the morning Serenity of a Jewish holiday was
horrific Lee Shattered by an unparalleled Act of Terror
committed, against innocent Israeli, citizens, against Jews
with unconscionable, savagery brutality and cruelty
kalispera slaughtered, and raped and mutilated innocent
civilians of all nationalities and races. Including many of
our fellow American citizens dismembering dozens and dozens
of babies in front of their parents or grandparents in
front of their children broadcasting. The murder of
grandmother's raping women and parading them bloodied for
the streets as trophies.
To 200.
To 200 were taken hostage, some bound and immediately
executed others tortured and take into captivity. Strong in
God of War, filmed filmed themselves. Rejoicing at the
arrival of his really are hundreds of Palestinians around
to pick up. Dry clean with Israelis dead and alive.
Cheering and parting is coolest celebrations. Play Devin
other cities in the Middle East and to our horror even in
these United States. And even in this great city, you'll
hear the howling vitriol. Hatred of those with barley claim
that these babies were not civilians that the dismembered
and organized rape somehow Advance the cause of Freedom.
You'll hear the butcher's were purchased Freedom Fighters
across the political Spectrum are justifying even
celebrating, our attacks against Israeli outline, and I'm
our streets with sadistic joy and apocalyptic forever.
There's a battle, raging a battle between good and bad
between deep deep Darkness and Light.
good,
Good conscious everywhere. We are scared, we are not okay?
The murderers cried Jews. When they, when they slaughtered
and called for today, to be a general day of mobilization
spreading us here in Chicago and Jews. Everywhere we hear
loud, Rock, voices, cynically advancing. A fallacious moral
equivalence but there is none. Educate yourself.
,
Thomas is focused on the Bloodshed of Innocents, and Israel
does not Target civilians. Listen to the words of President
Biden. We are witnessing abject, evil our city. Look to You
for leadership and condemnation. There's no room for
nuance. Political moralizing attempted justification of
moral equivalence, please support this resolution, and then
go back to your constituencies and Lead. We need each and
everyone of you. Every Civic leader, every religious
leaders speak, the clear moral voice. We cannot afford
silence. Team unwittingly be complicit in supporting any
culture of such. A poor in the evil.
Thank you very much. Our next speaker is David Goldenberg.
Thank.
Thank you, mr. Mayor, remember to the city council, my name
is David Goldenberg and I'm the Midwest Regional director
of the ATL. The Anti-Defamation League founded here in
Chicago in 1913 videos. Mission is to stop the definition
of the Jewish people in the secure Justice, and fair
treatment to all today's vote, condemn. You come off just a
gut, check vote. It's about where this great City stands
when it comes to terrorism. Come after the US and
internationally designated. Terrorist organization has real
this past weekend.
Barbaric.
Barbaric massacre in a Slaughter of innocent families,
children elderly and individuals, including nearly 300
attending a music festival, much like, those hundreds of
festivals that we each Ward here across the city. Two,
dozen Americans are among the 1300 plus murdered by Hamas
in the last week, and more than two dozen. Americans are
still accounted for around a hundred fifty to kill women
and men ranging from babies as young as nine months to
elderly Holocaust survivors were kidnapped and taken as
hostages in the Gaza back, I'm asking others include
Australian Americans, and many other nationalities with
strong communities here in Chicago. And is news reporter
showing hostages have been paraded around mocked and their
suffering celebrated posted on social media, and come off
is now threatening to begin. Executions, simply put, the
terrorist attacks, cannot go on, check in the city council
must speak out forcefully and collectively.
as a
Ethika.
As a community, we mourn for the innocent Palestinians who
have been and will continue to suffer in this war. We know,
there are many Palestinians are Muslims in our community,
who are in deep in pain right now as well. We are
problematic Language by Sunday, humanizing Palestinians and
islamophobic rhetoric in evl has and will continue to
fundamentally reject us. But when it comes to come out,
there are no nuances. There is no gray area. It's not about
statehood of people hunt for Hamas about terrorism and it's
about killing Jews.
in the
Any chance we have heard on the streets across the country,
including right on Michigan Avenue, in the last 48 hours,
call me for quote, unquote Zionist, if you run out of the
city, no, they are not talking about Israel, they're
talking about Jews. And for those who have come to the
suggested this Council that they're Jewish Consciousness,
tells it the council members to reject this vote,
understand Hamas will come for all of us because we are all
Jewish. The massacre carried out by Hamas. Against unarmed
and innocent children families and others was medieval in
the appropriate points of comparison, Arcata and Isis
today. The city council must lead and say that is not okay?
The council must unequivocally condemn come out. His
actions and reject any suggestion comparing an act of
terrorism and a sovereign country is right to defend the
Safety and Security of its own citizens. I heard all of you
to vote. Yes. And thank you.
Wake.
A lie.
Play.
Thanks.
Thank you very much.
Thank.
Thank you very much.
Please call the next.
Thanks.
Thank you very much.
Please call the next speaker. I next speaker is Gabriel
Miller.
Gabriel press star 6 to unmute.
Hello. And thank you for having us to provide comment. I
would, I would like to add my voice to the chorus here
today, and opposition to this ridiculous resolution at a
time. When the rest of the world is condemning Israel for
committing war. Crimes. After War crime, Chicago's fiddling
around on whether to condemn Her Mind by doing. So, Chicago
will be doing its part in enabling the genocide of
Palestinians and its resolution act, like it's on the side
of innocent civilians. Don't like to ask, are you
considering a resolution condemning Israel for what using
Wi-Fi service against the civilian population? Are you
considering condemning Israel for his clan war crime of
forced removal of 1 million Palestinians from northern
Gaza? Are you going to condemn them for cutting off food
water and electricity Gaza. Another War crime called
Collective punishment.
Get it.
Did it ever cross your mind to come?
Did it ever cross your mind to condemn Israel when they
assassinated Palestinian journalist Arena? Boo activate in
broad daylight or when they brutalized the people carrying
her cough and peacefully. Or when Israeli sniper kill
innocent people protesters threw out the market return, did
the people in office before you ever consider condemning
Israel any point? Since its Inception, with at kramms, a
country full of people into a 60-mile corner of their own
country screen, the largest concentration camp in history.
The largest open-air prison in the world. The answer is a
resounding. No, you never considered it, nor did your
ancestors, but unfortunately, for you time to change. The
world is increasingly aware of the crimes of Israel and
increasingly aware of the frame or deposited into an able
to continue the part about resolution such as these and
then the city like Chicago with majority black and brown
people who have experienced the apartheid light conditions
of Oppression in the United States, a generation of young
people have emerged. You understanding, mediately that we
have everything in common with the Palestinian people and
nothing in common with the blue design is under who
A generation of people who are not surprised when we find
out that I politicians up to our president, spread lies
about 40 baby being beheaded in order to rationalize
genocide. We're only surprised that they're forced to walk
those lies back but of course the damage is done. People
are still spilling, the debunker lies about raping Massacre
babies even here in this very meeting when actually,
there's endless evidence of Israel, having killed over five
hundred babies in the last 48 hours alone, having dropped
more bombs in 24 hours in the u.s. drop the bomb on
Afghanistan in one year. And finally, let it be known that
condemning the attack as the actions of some friends group.
Misses the point of what's going on with carried out by a
broad Coalition of groups, from every section of
Palestinian society and I just am I that Coalition
represent gay people determined to attain freedom and he
called and they have arrived at this point in the face of a
broad Coalition of right-wing, zinus and their supporters.
Like, those in the city council, who was started meeting
with a prayer calling, for their attempt at Freedom, a
second Holocaust for a So Silent. You can hear a rat piss
on time.
Pizza.
Peaceful Palestinians are not of the day in and day out,
like the Native Americans of this country. If it was
another time, these same people will be condemning Africans
for rebelling against the slave masters and slavery. Such
as Nat Turner or in the Haitian revolution. Thank you.
Play.
Thank you. Thank you, please. Thank you, please.
Stop.
Star of the astral sir. Please have a seat, please. Sir,
have a seat. Thank you.
Please sir, have a seat so that we can continue our
meeting.
Please, let's make sure that we are ordered.
Please do not. Do, not engage. Do not engage.
If we cannot, if we cannot remain sane order and decorum, I
will have this chamber cleared. Just listen, if you cannot
remain calm, in an order, I will have this chamber. Clear?
Not.
Not going to clear it. I'm asking you all say what we're
good. Listen looks look this way please look this way,
please, if you cannot maintain some level of decorum, I
will clear this chamber. That is not my intention.
We?
We have a few more speakers that have signed up to address
this matter publicly. That's what we do in a democracy.
give people the ability in the opportunity to express
themselves and you have a right to disagree but I expect
Stay.
State.
Stay with me, but I expect that there be some decorum in
some order.
Add.
That is what I'm asking of this body.
Miss.
Mr. Clark you, please call the next public speaker.
and,
The next speaker today is Noor. Hassan
but I
Good afternoon, Mary Johnson other people if my name is
Nora and I'm here today at the longtime Chicago activist
implore you all to stand on the right side of History, I
have lived in Chicago and all my life and I have watched
our city take of storks and on the side of Justice, through
the mobilization of black and brown activist. I have seen
all the way that my fellow Chicago,
Send.
Stand up for what is right? And yet the
palestinian-american, I've also seen all the ways which we
have left our communities down, it is on record that Arabs.
And most of the Chicagoland have been heavily and unjustly
surveilled by the FBI. As a part of the United States
failed and shameful so-called war on terror. I grew up in
the shadow of the world but she was bleeding propaganda and
races lies to manufacture consent for decade-long war in
the Middle East and which led to Historic levels of hate
crimes against those bracelets with most of them. And now
I'm witnessing an eerily familiar sensation in the wake of
violence that has broken out in Israel and Palestine. I'm
frankly, terrified of what I have seen the news this past
week or we could be mourning the tragic loss of life and
calling for diplomatic solutions for peace. I've only seen
Blaine propaganda and races lies about Palestinians and
Muslims in the media. Once again, lies about rape lies
about the capitated babies would even Israeli media itself.
Refused to confirm is true which even President Biden
couldn't confirm his crew. When we learn from our mistakes,
all of you just proven lies to Manufactured consent for
Israel's decimation of the people of God's.
How?
Half of whom are children who have been subject to the
ethnic cleansing since 1948 before the existence of him off
and have been subject to military blockade by Israel. Since
2007 before subject to random acts of illegal type of
punishment for this very second have no water, fuel
medicine, electricity, because Israel have decided to
punish the actions of the few who has decided to punch the
millions to the action. You, there is white phosphorus
currently, raining down on Palestinian War crime and you
were talking about,
Outside.
Outside this is what are the international and Human Rights
Watch of unequivocally condemned of apartheid and that the
United Nations has designated as a legal. This is what?
Malcolm X Muhammad Ali, Angela Davis, and Nelson Mandela a
dedicated their lives to speaking out against. These are
the allies of the Palestinian struggle. These are the
people who know the right side of history and use that
here. Debating which side you want to be on? I'm terrified.
You know, the sorts of events that kind of behavior that
led to the murder of over 1 million innocent civilians and
the surveillance millions of innocent black and brown
people in America. We are at a key moment in our history
where we can make the same mistakes again or you can choose
honesty and Justice or we could be mourning the loss of
innocent life or we can be speaking out about the
occupation, Palestinians are barely surviving under, we are
instead considering of the city, the path of her respect.
And one side of resolution introduced by Alderman
Silverstein was completely rights of the victim hood and
Humanity of Palestinians who have died as well. We are
barely sympathize with that the people when they are alive.
Now, we cannot even be more in-depth. This is Despicable
other people. I employ
Play noticed.
I noticed was Lucian and work with us to drop the better
one. Thank you for your time and please vote. No.
Thank you.
Next.
Mr. Clarke, please tell the next speaker. Listen, we're not
doing that.
Don't do that. Don't do that. Listen, listen to your
beautiful quick. Second, you all, you give your
presentation and you speak people clap. We move to the next
one. You don't have to show people down that you disagree
with. We're almost through this when someone speaks you can
clap and then we move on to the next speaker. We can do
this, you all we are better than this regardless of how you
feel about this position. I am asking this public to remain
text to maintain some level of decorum.
let,
Let the person speak. If you agree with them, you can clap.
When that clap in will go to the next speaker. It's not
that complicated.
What's?
What's a clerk? Please call the next speaker. Our next
speaker is sorry to her.
And by the way, I appreciate the snaps cuz it's a little
more subdued. Thank you.
Could a?
Good afternoon everyone except for people who support
occupation and apartheid. I was born in occupied Palestine,
I was raised in apartheid. I remember going through
checkpoints where I would be strip-searched and humiliated
by Israeli soldiers, and settlers, I was only trying to go
to school. I come today to talk to you about Israel's
Masters are defenseless Palestinian civilians in Gaza which
is internationally recognized as an open-air. Prison
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself blessed
to have the supply of electricity food, water and fuel to
Palestinian Enclave with over six thousand bombs falling in
the past week, including on the last exit out of Gaza. It's
actively trapping more than two million people and leaving
them to be massacred. By the way, those bonds are sold our
fault that they bring residential high-rises to the ground.
Gods are.
God's at the small Enclave that has been under siege. Since
2007, half of the population living, there have been born
in prison half of the population of God's off our first 14,
and under apartheid Israel has used illegal weapons like
white phosphorus, which is illegal under international law
and then and they are using it again. There are over there
are a total of over 1,500, Palestinian murdered in at least
five hundred of them are children according to the past and
health industry can be called Nothing than a death camp.
Just this morning Israel one that they use the UN that they
have 24 hours to evacuate Palestinian population of 1.1,
Palestinians out of Northern Gaza, an impossible task, we
stand firm on our message that supporting apartheid Israel.
At this time would be clearly supporting genocide.
Many of our families, really good at the Chicago
Generations back. Due to the prior expulsion and ethnic
cleansing of Palestinians from their ancestral land, these
practices are ongoing
let's,
The city of Chicago knows this story too well, being home
to the indigenous population of the Swami and bougie.
People just a couple of the tribes recognized by the city
of Chicago days ago. On indigenous peoples day,
Our.
Our our road and infrastructure and housing coffees, have
contributed to the displacement and struggles. This is
apparent that we cannot afford to repeat recently and the
alderman in silver Stein, introduced the Chicago, hate
crime, ordinance, to create a new category called hate
incidents. Passing this resolution will directly contradict
the effort of the initiative, putting Palestinian students,
professional and activists In Harm's Way by criminalizing
advocacy for Palestinian human rights as protected. By the
First Amendment, listen, you have the opportunity to hear
to follow the footsteps of Angela Davis, Nelson Mandela who
fought apartheid in South Africa. And so many of your
personal Heroes, I implore you to have courage to apply
your moral conscience and recognized. We are people's
movement calling for Palestinians to be able to live in
peace and dignity, I guess billions of dollars of interest
and
Nike.
thank you very much for your comments.
I know.
Our next week.
Our next speaker is a frame free row.
Ron.
Runner and I'll honor council members good afternoon. Before
you on behalf of my family, my friends, my community, the
people of Israel. And on the behalf of the Simon wiesenthal
Center, ignore Sensation that for decades has been
committed to confront her hatred, promoting human rights,
and defending the Safety and Security of the Jewish people
worldwide. We stand here and support of aldermen. Deborah
Silverstein's resolution that asks, this Council to condemn
the massacre of Israeli civilians and recognizes the right
of Israel. A Sovereign Nation to defend its citizens and
uphold the value of the Simon wiesenthal. After Mart Center
is named, is a holocaust Survivor + 89 members of his
family and devoted his life to ensuring the atrocities that
the Holocaust were neither forgotten the repeated, we have
not seen brutality and murder of the Jewish people like
this. Since the Holocaust Hamas has been designated a
terrorist organization by most of the world countries
including the United States.
I completed Humanity towards Israeli civilians, ordinary
people like every one of us in this room was not just a
blow to the sovereign state of Israel. But to the Jewish
people, nearly half of the Jewish population, worldwide
lives in Israel, and only the Jewish state in the world,
like the US after 9/11, the state of Israel has an
unequivocal, right? And moral obligation to protect its
citizens from Hamas and other threats,
Message using his real.
Message using israeli-american and its own civilians as
human Shields, while also calling for Jihad, not just
against Israel, but against Jews, worldwide United States.
Secretary of State, Anthony Lincoln said Hamas has.
Countless acts of Terror brings to mind the worst of Isis
body slaughtered by these desecrated, young people burnt
alive, women raped parents executed in front of their
children. Children in front of their parents. There was no
legitimate justification or equivalent for this brutality
Alderman. Silver screen's resolution represents an
unyielding stand against terrorism and deliberate targeting
of civilians Village. President Biden's own statements, and
send a message to City's Jewish citizens and the world that
the city of Chicago has not turned its back on them. Martin
Luther King Jr. Said, in the end, we will remember not the
words of our enemies, but the Silence of our friends. The
Simon wiesenthal Centre asked this Council to not be
silent. We are all members to support this resolution that
condemns terrorism and to stand in salad.
30.
Dirty with is Ray.
Dirty with Israel and its people just as you would any other
country who was attacked by terrorists Simon. Wiesenthal
said the history of man is the history of crimes and
history can repeat. We are witnessing the history of the
Holocaust repeat itself. Never again, cannot be empty
words. You have the power to officially condemned these
barbaric acts of terrorism be Resolute. It should be easy
to condemn terrorist attacks against innocent civilians In
God. We Trust, thank you very much.
Thank you very much. Our next speaker is NASDAQ
but after
Good afternoon, I'm not sick of the US. Palestinian
Community Network. The definition of genocide is the
deliberate killing of large numbers of people, from a
particular Nation or ethnic group with the aim of
destroying that Nation or group. Israel has announced its
intention to empty of its inhabitants and this according to
the definition is genocide. Israel committing war crimes,
every minute and this is not the first time it is real
violates international law to commit atrocities on the
Housing in people almost 2,000 Palestinians 500 of our
children were killed in that. Had that in the last week,
with white spots, for us bombs, which is in violation of
international law, the media politicians like Silverstein
Ray Lopez and the west of the hole. Now have blood on their
hands as they justify actual documented, mass murder of
Palestinians, including children the Palestinian
population. Millions of people under occupation by Israel
live under constant harassment, violent arrest, brutal
violence, and ethnic cleansing. The brutal violence isn't
new. As we have, always known the realities of our people
on the ground. Living under a vicious apartheid regime.
and,
And we understand what they're facing your support of this
resolution today is supporting Israel. Genocide all actions
against the Palestinian people. It is absolutely
hypocritical and shameful to have a resolution to get dumb
is really violent, the Palestinian violence but to not have
passed a resolution condemning. The Decades of Israeli
brutality and violations, a Palestinian national human
rights murdering women children and entire families and
what death is not ethical bombings. Hospitals, School,
medical centers and cutting off power food. Medical Aid and
access to clean water is not ethical.
Disney.
This resolution does not address the suffering of the
Palestinian people and their demands for Liberation has
occupied people. International law gives us the right to
resist illegal and military occupation by any and all means
necessary.
You're selective rage is shameful and it is racist and we
will remember every person who supports this resolution as
a coward, no Liberation movement has ever won their
Liberation by waiting, for others to liberate them or by
surrendering to their oppressors. We're not sure to ask you
to do the right thing. We are sure to challenge Zionism and
its supporters because we know that violence does not end
until we end the scientist occupation and the colonization
of Palestine and all Arab lands. Mary Johnson. Please don't
forget your commitments to our community, for organized
Arabs, for Brandon and work to elect the other Progressive
champion. Thank you.
that's,
Why do Breakers Resort please? Call the last speaker. Last
speaker. Today is Richard Silverman.
Hi.
Hi everyone, good afternoon, Mayor Johnson good afternoon
and I want to thank you for the opportunity to address this
Council. I'm in Chicago in an American and a proud Jew. I
stand here today as someone who has brothers, sisters,
nieces nephews friends and family who have been killed
taken hostage fired upon and terrorized by some us, I stand
here today in strong support of aldermen. Silverstein's
Brave resolution, that asked us to step forward today as a
city to condemn hate, to support democracy and to stand for
what is right to Say. Never Again, October 7th was not only
one of the darkest days in Jewish history. It is one of the
darkest days in world history, not since the Holocaust, has
there been a greater Massacre of Jewish civilians,
families, ripped apart, grandmothers and grandfathers shot,
dead babies, decapitated and youth massacred and taken
hostage from amused.
Festive.
Festival held.
Festival held to celebrate love and peace. This is pure
sheer unadulterated evil, the world at all levels of
government Halls, across the world. Needs to take a stand
and say this is not acceptable to say we cannot stand
silent.
Odell.
Hold on.
The last speaker.
a lil
A little more maturity.
It's a little more nap.
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Any.
And it's speaking clap and then we move forward.
Into.
Continue sir.
This resolution is not about a conflict over land. It is
not about a political issue. It is about saying to the
world that Chicago stands for what is Right. Chicago stands
against hate and Terror. This is simply about condemning
without equivocation without justification. And without
explanation. A deliberate, massive murderous attack on the
Jewish people simply for being Jewish and daring to live in
our people's historic Homeland. As this Council, well
knows, the threat of come us is not only to Israel and the
Jewish people, it is to the entire world that includes our
Muslim cousins and friends. They hold their own people
hostage, using civilians as human Shields spreading
misinformation and prohibiting people from leaving Gaza.
The tragedy of blood spilled in Gaza is on their hands. It
should be easy to pass this resolution. This should be the
easiest thing you all do for your entire
DeKalb.
City council term.
City council term, I often ask myself, how did the world
allow? The Nazis to rise to power and allow the Holocaust
to happen? How did the world Nazi and not intervene? As I
stand here today, seeing the number of people that have
spoken out over the course of this whole week across the
world and in our city and supportive come up and the people
who've spoken out today against a clear unqualified, an
unequivocal statement that simply condemns come out to her.
I now know the answer, esteemed members of this Council. I
live. I leave you today with a choice to choose between the
forces of evil and those, that oppose it for the sake of
our city and its residents, I hope you make the correct
one. Thank you for your consideration and I'm used to Alki
Bank.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Is it?
Is this Dakota public speakers? Your honor? There are no
further public speakers, you have time to sign up for the
public comment. Thank you very much. To say clothes are
public speaking.
They?
There are folders that have arrived since the initial roll
call.
Okay.
A quorum Alder clay. Cruz Rodriguez. Do you all wish to be
added Rodriguez is not in there anymore. Clay in the cruise
that you wish to be added
Okay.
No, there's no confusion. I just did one share that. You
were part of a national rokoff play. She's not in there
anymore and neither is Rodriguez. Okay, I will use this
time then to recognize to State elected officials, chair
recognizes and greets State Representative Bob Morgan and
state senator Sara feigenholtz.
Okay.
Auger's clay and Rodriguez have returned. Do you both wish
to be added to part of the roll call please district clerk.
Please add Alders clay and Rodriguez to the roll call as
well as Alderman deal with there. Any other Alters that
we're not here part of the initial roll, call that wish to
be added
I'll just got you. I've already been at it. You were part
of the initial roll call. Thank you very much. Thank you.
Dear recognizes alderwoman Silverstein
Thank you very much.
All.
Autumn.
Alderwoman Silverstein, mr. President, I move for the
temporary. Suspension of the rules for the immediate
consideration of a resolution. Condemning him off his
attack on Israel. And I have Jack Boulder. Roll, please!
This should be a roller coaster.
I'm clerk, roll call.
Here recognizes Alderman Burnett misprision, just
clarification on the road. Call that this is clarification
for the motion to suspend the rules or media consideration
of a resolution condemning, a mosses attack on Israel.
Add a
Adam Clerk.
Mr. Clark. I'm sorry, madam Clerk.
Chair recognizes Alderman. Sposato to suspend the rules to
an able to incineration for. You're welcome. Thank you.
The vote.
The Voting is now open, please cast your vote. If you're
having difficulty, please hit refresh. If you're having
difficulty, please raise your hand and someone will assist.
Okay, I will now call on those who have not cast their vote
Alderman doll, not present Alderman Diancie,
I'll go.
Alderman, Anthony not president Alderman, Mitchell.
I'll
Audrey Mitchell, not present.
Alderman Moore.
I'll
Alvin Moore, not present Alderman. Curtis on my Curtis not
present alderwoman, Taylor alderwoman. Taylor is a no
Alderman, mostly. Yes. Alderman Mosley is a yes, Alderman
Rodriguez.
all the
Alderman Rodriguez is not present in Chambers alderwoman
Scott's.
I'm sorry. Can you say that one more, time alderwoman all
their women Scott as a yes,
All.
Alderperson Rodriguez Sanchez. No other person Rodriguez.
Sanchez is a no
All.
Other person ramirez-rosa not present, alderwoman mix, not
present all their person Vasquez.
Not present, Altima Napolitano, not present other person.
When I hop in North, not present. Voting is now closed. I
all their Alderman. Yancey. Would you like to cast your
vote for a motion to suspend the rules? Your yes, please.
Add Alderman, Yancey as a yes.
Boat.
Voting is now closed.
Chair recognizes all the Lopez.
Thank.
Thank you mister president, according to our rules, all
members, in the room, must vote and we're missing one vote.
Hey, now voting is closed.
Thank.
Thank you very much. Volume is out clothes, 33a seven days,
so the motion to suspend the rules has failed. So in this
regard, we can still continue to debate and discuss this
matter. But we do not have the suspension of rules in order
to cast a vote. So we can move forward and proceed with
debate and discussion, but we do not have
The.
Do.
Do you know?
Do not have the suspension of rules to be able to actually
V.
All.
Alder.
Auto.
Older woman.
so,
Silly.
Silverstein do you wish to continue to speak to this
resolution?
Aye.
A-1 second the chair recognizes.
Fair Wrecking.
Chair recognizes Oldman Irving and members present for roof
suspension versus two-thirds of the Council of people were
present. But according to Robert's Rules, two-thirds of
those that are here, which our number will not be 34,
because we do have some that are absent.
Thank.
Thank you, Aunt Minerva. One second please.
Terror.
Chair recognizes automobile. You okay, the chair recognizes.
All the women Silverstein now that there's more people in
the body, once I canceled your motion, you wish to renew
your motion to suspend the rules one moment.
I didn't see any of the chair that is allowed. So there's a
motion by alderwoman Silverstein or to renew her motion
with a suspension of the rules, for the immediate
consideration of the resolution, condemning them ISIS
attack on Israel.
There.
there's,
There's been a role call Madam clerk. Thank you.
Voting is now open, please. Hit refresh.
Here, recognizes ottoman deal. We never had a motion to
reconsider that last boat, so that last boat is still open
and number to mr. President under our rules, and bylaws, we
had 33, mr. President, you can cast a vote to break and get
us a 34. If you so choose, we are in the middle of our
rules. Cannot debate in the middle of the table of the boat
is already in motion. Thank you.
I will now call in those who have not Mark themselves,
alderperson laspada.
all the
Other person was spotted, isn't yes? All their person
Robinson.
Alderperson. Robinson is a no.
Alderman Diancie.
Yes, all the way. Nancy is a, yes.
I'll
All.
All the Roman Gutierrez.
Not.
Not present, Alderman Moore.
All.
Alderwoman Taylor alderwoman, Taylor is a no.
I'll
all the
Alderman, Mosley Alderman Mosley is a yes.
Alderwoman Scott. Yes. Alderwoman, Scott is a yes.
All.
Alderperson. Rodriguez, Sanchez.
No other person, Rodriguez. Sanchez is a no.
We?
We've got everyone who's in the chambers.
Bodhi.
Voting is now closed.
Thank.
Thank you madam clerk. There are 33 yeas and they are eight
and A's.
so,
Do.
So, the motion to suspend the rules.
Or.
Or resolution condemning the monsters attack. On Israel
that motion has failed their motion to reconsider the chair
recognizes automobile. I disagree that we need 34 volts on
an item that was posted in a timely manner within 48 hours.
This is not anything special and out of the norm. So we
only need 26 and with that, I have to appeal the ruling of
the chair
Automobile has.
As.
As appealed, the ruling of the chair show, the chairs
ruling be sustained.
Do that. The question is should the ruling of the chair be
sustained that we need 34 votes in order to suspend the
rules? We can do it by
Dear.
Deer recognizes Auto in Irving. Thank Miss president. And
this question, the appeal to the cheddar. This does it
require a two-thirds Vote or a simple majority, given that
the ruling that we're talkin about required a two-thirds
vote. So for this one. Thank you mr. Goldman Irving, this
one just simply cause a cost for a simple majority.
Thank.
Thank you. Dear recognizes Alderman. Sposato. Thank you mr.
My question, is it 2/3 of the 4350? It should be two-thirds
of the 43. Correct. Our rule says 3/4 of the entire body
2/3. I'm sorry entire body. But again, the question on the
floor at this moment is shell the ruling of the chair be
sustained, which my ruling is that if you choirs 34 volts
in order to suspend the rules and we can do it by
I don't know the question and the voting that is now
available to you. Let's just do it by roll. Call is that
okay? And yeah, I'm jealous of that. So there's a roll call
vote for
sister.
Sustaining the ruler chair. Requiring.
Third.
34 yeses in order to suspend the rules to take up for
immediate consideration.
What?
One.
One moment, please, I see you mr. O'Shea.
So, before I recognized Alderman, O'Shea, just for clarity
a no vote.
allows for,
This resolution to be read and considered, and voted on.
You would be overriding my ruling.
Chair.
Chair Wrecking.
Chair recognizes Alderman. O'Shea, just asked that we lock
the door so that no one else can leave.
I do.
I don't know how to even respond to that motion.
But the chair recognizes all the men Irvin president your
ruling that you made based on which route number Cadet
Cadet ruby red. So we're all clear on what what we talkin
about here, I would ask the parliamentarian to read the
rule that we're referring to that requires 34. Yes, boats
in order to suspend the rules 34. Yes, votes to suspend the
rules, 34 boats for the entire body, which is 50, who do
that.
Rule number 48. These rules may be temporarily suspended by
a vote of two-thirds of all older persons in Title by law
to be elected and shall not be repealed altered or mended
unless concurrence of the majority of all of the other
person is entitled by law to be elected.
so,
So again, a yes vote means you are in agreement with that
rule which we require 34. Yes, both a no vote means. You
wish to override my ruling and proceed with the resolution.
Madam Clerk.
Boat.
Bodhi.
Voting is now open, please, hit refresh and please mark
your vote if you need help, please raise your hand.
Okay, I will now call on those who have not Mark
themselves. Alderman, Yancey.
Yeah.
Yes, Alderman, Yancey is a yes.
All.
Alderwoman Coleman.
Get you.
she's,
She's marked Alderman, David Moore.
Not.
Not present Alderman, O'Shea.
I'll
All.
Alderman, O'Shea is a no
All.
Older women Taylor alderwoman, Taylor is a yes.
Alderman Mosley.
All.
Alderman Mosley is a, yes.
All.
Alderwoman Scott.
Yes. Alderwoman Scott is a yes.
All.
Alderman. Ervin.
You.
You are.
You marked yourself alderwoman, alderperson, Rodriguez
Sanchez.
Yeah.
Yes. Alderperson. Rodriguez Sanchez as a yes.
Every.
Everyone in Chambers and remote Alderman. Ramirez-rosa is
he? Yes
Abby.
Everyone in Chambers has been Mark Salomon Ramirez. Father,
person Ramirez over marking you right now.
Voting is closed, please Mark will be 19.
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This is Autumn, is God point of information? If I said yes,
that means that.
I'm confused. So can you explain to me what my
Say.
Saying yes, I'm just not mean. You're confused. Let's start
there. A woman Scott. So, I, yes, on this boat. You wish
you agree that the opinion of the chair requires 34 votes
to suspend the rules. If you vote, no, you wish to continue
with this resolution and you wish to override the opinion
of the chair, which is me. So no vote is, you are voting to
overrule.
They?
Do your piano.
The opinion of the chair.
All.
all the
Alderwoman Scott. Your vote is no.
Yes.
Do older. Women's. Got boats, know, correct.
Okay, voting is now closed.
25 knows 18. Yeas the ruling of the chair has been
overruled.
All.
Old woman here is for the motion to reconsider.
I moved the week, reconsider the vote.
All.
All those in favor of the reconsideration of the overruling
of the chairs opinion. Signify by saying I
Though.
Those opposed nay.
It's my
This motion fails.
Battleclaw please read the resolution.
Whereas on October 7th 2023 Terrace launch in a horrific
assault, on the state of Israel from hamas-controlled Gaza,
murdering hundreds of unarmed civilians and kidnapping,
dozens more including women children and the elderly. And
whereas the assault came 50 years at the
After the Yonkers.
After the Yom Kippur War, another heinous attack on Israel,
and its Jews in Israel, and the dice for a celebrated, the
holidays of Sukkot and should Minnie at surrett, simchat
Torah. And whereas, Paris cross the border into Israel and
began the wholesale Slaughter of unarmed civilians
throughout the south of Israel. Killing at least six
hundred innocent people in 24 hours in what was likely the
bloodiest day for World jewelry, the Holocaust and where
has the attack was shocking in its brutality and cruelty
seen the murder and Abduction of innocent babies. While
parents were burned down in front of their children in a
Slaughter, the scope of which has hardly been seen since
the terrorist attacks against the United States on
September 11th 2001. And whereas since October 7th 2023,
the death toll in Israel has grown to more than 1,000 and
is continually Rising, including at least two hundred,
sixty innocent people murdered at the tribe of Nova Music
Festival, the worst civilian massacre in Israel's history
and nearly 3,000 Israelis injured today. Devastating number
in a country as small as Israel.
and we,
And whereas Hamas terrorists kidnapped dozens of innocent
civilians including women children and infant from Israel,
enforce them across the border into Gaza to use as human
Shields and bargaining chips in the furtherance of future
attacks. And whereas the Hamas terrorist attack has been
accompanied by thousands of missiles launched from Gods
against indiscriminate targets throughout Israel, including
residential buildings leading to more scene of Terror for
in-depth across the country. And where has all the monsters
attack was expressly directed its Deli in Israeli.
It has resulted in ensuing, violence, in Gaza that has
caused the death of many innocent Palestinians as well as
Tomas Fighters as violence continues to escalate. And
whereas this was an attack, not just on Israel but Nations
across the world was murdered kidnapped and missing.
Victims were multiple countries including at least 14
American citizens as well as citizens of Canada, the United
Kingdom, France, Thailand, Nepal, Germany, Cambodia Brazil,
Paraguay, Mexico, and Ireland. And we're as Hamas is an
internationally recognized terrorist organization and
through the use of human shield, it is directly responsible
for the deaths of hundreds of Palestinian civilians since
the hostilities began and where it has Israel like any
other Sovereign Nation has the right knob location to
protect its citizens against terrorism and attack by
hostile foreign powers now therefore,
Be.
Be it resolved.
Beatrice.
Be it resolved that we have the members of City Council.
Would you please? Thank you very much.
Please, thank you very much. That's please return to order
a Time clerk. Please finish. Reading the resolution
assembled. This 13th day of October 2023 exam, this heinous
terrorist attack by Hamas. Dana support of Israel express,
our deepest sorrow for all innocent civilians, and pray for
the safe release of all the hostages taken into Gaza.
Thank.
Thank you very much.
Buffet.
before we move forward with all those who wish to speak in
a moment, I'm going to recognize
All.
Old.
Old woman Silverstein. But what I would ask this public body
to do to, please allow our elected officials to complete
their presentations.
Lee.
Lee's.
Please allow them without disruption.
L&M.
L am willing.
Understand.
Your desire to agree or disagree. But what I would have
asked you to do is to do it with some level.
What's the?
For geology.
I would respectfully ask that this be the bait he carried
on with the type of dignity and respect that we wish to
read.
Rick.
recognize all people.
All.
All people impacted.
By the.
By this conflict. Please remember.
Play.
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Thank you.
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Not okay, mr. Stews me mister sawar, please. Thank you.
Thank.
Thank you.
and I,
Now, I'm doing my best to make sure that the public debate
is allowed to happen. I do not wish to clear this public
space.
I would respectfully ask again.
The.
That we allow for real public debate.
If?
If you cannot adhere to those expectations of what a
Sergeant at Arms to remove you. And if I have to do that,
too many times, I will clear this room. That is not what I
want to do.
Are.
Chair recognizes alderwoman Silverstein.
Any.
And if there are any other Alders that wish to speak to
this item, please raise your hand and I will acknowledge
you all the woman's Silverstein. Thank you, mr. President
supported the resolution yesterday. I let many of you on a
delegation to the Illinois Holocaust Museum.
What a pair?
What a powerful and emotional experience, we are privileged
to hear from Roadie glass, a holocaust Survivor and a brave
hero. She shared her story of deportation abuse and Horror
in the show up. She remains one of the fuge you were
citizens of Holland to survive the Holocaust. The rest
perishing, the fires of Auschwitz, one thing she shared
with us, it's really resonated with the Nazis did not
attack due to any actions on the part of the Jews. Nothing
we did provoke, their attempted genocide hate off and has
no cost. It is a cancer, a sickness that grows when left to
Fester.
Today, we are here to discuss a new sickness that is
targeting the Jewish people one that included whores, not
inflicted on you. Since the Holocaust, a massive war of
Terror on October 7th, I must hear Whispers through the
gods of security, Ward ball and Rampage across Southern
Israel. Murdering raping and kidnapping civilians over the
course of 24 hours at least six hundred Innocents were
killed. And what was the bloodiest day for World jury since
the Holocaust?
As.
As many as 150 civilians have also been abducted and
dragged across the border into Gaza to be used as human
Shields and psychological torture for their family. Videos
are already popping up on social media. Showing the
terrorist delighting in torture, death and Massacre.
Did.
Today, more than 1,300 Israelis have been killed and more
than 3,300 injured. Israel has fewer citizens than the
state of Illinois. Can you imagine the, Heartbreak and
pain? The thousands of casualties would cause in our state
and Israel, October 7th will always be remembered as 911.
I want to be clear.
I want to be clear, the current conflict. And this
resolution is not about Israel and Palestine, it is not
about one military.
Are.
It is not about one military against another, it's about
it.
Consider.
I've considered this consider consider this, the final
warning.
It's
This is the final warning.
If?
If you continue to disrupt, I'm going to be required to
remove everyone from the chain.
Add.
I do not want to do that.
That is.
That is a decision that you have to make. Now I've given
you my final warning alderwoman Silverstein
It.
It's about Israel vs. Hamas. A democratic Nation versus an
internationally recognized terrorist organization. This
revolution is very similar to the one that was introduced
by the US House of Representatives this week, 392 members
signed on across party lines. Our nation is United behind
the cause and so, should the Chicago city council of my
colleagues who are still on the fence. I'd like to focus on
some of the atrocities Hamas has carried out on October
7th.
Turn.
Terrace.
Terrorist attack the tribe of Nova Music Festival, early
Saturday morning arrive in body armor brandishing, AK-47s
and rocket-propelled grenades. They gunned down people with
many victims, shot in their backs as they were running
away. Other terrorists are the bomb shelters waiting to
shoot the people who stopped Refuge Refuge at least 260
partygoers were murdered and is still undetermined number
or taken hostage.
Can birds.
Hebert's Paris was a small town of around 1,000 people, it
was known for its thriving printing shop and its art
galleries so far, at least a hundred and eight bodies have
been found in the 108 out of 1,000 more than 10% of the
population wiped out. In one blood, soapday Godwin and
Berry for filming, executing civilians, as they beg, for
mercy, feeding captives, burning homes with families inside
and mutilating, the bodies of their victims perazzo was a
small farming community of about 750 ft tall.
Picture.
Thank you. That's it goes to our Sergeant at Arms. Please
clear those in the upper chambers can remain.
this by
This body won't be mixed and daddy. As we cleared it for
five minutes as we clear, this floor, those upstairs can
remain
Sure.
Sergeant at Arms. Please clear everyone on this. On the
second floor, every person on the second floor has to leave
Ever.
Everyone on the second floor has to be removed, everyone.
You can only remain if it's in the Third Floor Gallery.
Every single member of the public was on this floor. Must
leave the floor.
We?
We are back in session session. The chair recognizes
alderwoman Silverstein
Bharatha with a small farming community of about 750 people.
Many of them families, with young, children dozens of
Civilian residents were murdered in their own homes.
Babies, killed in their cribs. The IDF reported, the bodies
of about 40 babies were found in Kapaa Raza. I'm going to
say that again to let it sink in a mosque terrorist from
Gaza. Broke into the Israeli town and murdered dozens of
babies in their own homes.
Now.
Not just Israelis have been harmed in this. Conflict has
murdered and kidnap victims from multiple countries,
including at least 14, American cities 14, American
citizens, as well as citizens of Canada. United Kingdom
Brant. Thailand Nepal, Germany. Cambodia Brazil, Paraguay
Mexico and Ireland to Evanston residents are currently
missing and believed to be hostages held by Hamas Natalie
run on and her mother Judith live. Just a few miles from
this very Hall. You're right now. They may be huddling in a
dank God's dungeon. I'm sure if they'll live to see another
day.
Men.
Many love.
Many local residents have been touched by the fighting most
of the Jewish community. In the 50th, Ward, have loved ones
and family. In Israel, I personally have two nephews
cousins and other family members that have been called up
to reserve duty to fight the ID Up Against Terror. My
nephew left his 2 week old baby behind to fight on the
front lines and protect his people to call President Joe
Biden. There are moments in his life when a pure
unadulterated evil is Unleashed on this world. The people
of Israel live through one such moment. This weekend, at
the bloody hands of the terrorist organization, a group
whose stated purpose for being is to kill Jews. Again, is a
group who stated purpose for being is to kill Jews.
I,
I are.
I urge my colleagues to be on the right side of history and
to take a stand against Hamas. Has evil the United States
of America stands with Israel, President Biden, and vice,
president Harris stand with Israel. Former President Obama
and Clinton stand with Israel. 392 members of the US House
of Representatives, stand with Israel or governor pritzker
stand with Israel, it's time now for Chicago to show our
unequivocal support for the state.
Is there?
Is there a?
Israel at the deals with one of the worst terrorist attacks
in human history, I'm used to all hi. Thank you know Shay
not on the floor of the chair. Recognizes ottoman Lawson.
Thank.
Thank you, mister president.
I'm a.
I might rise to be strong supporter of this resolution. I'm
horrified outraged at heartbroken but a heinous terrorist
attacks in Israel. This past weekend hundreds of innocent
families. Children and elderly were brutally murdered and
there are more than 150 people still being held hostage
including a mother and daughter from Evanston. That's more
than 150 families living in Nightmare as they hope and pray
for their loved ones, return home to safety.
Yesterday I had the Good Fortune of beginning my day at the
Holocaust museum in Skokie and I ended it at Temple. Anshe
Emet in my neighborhood. I want to thank you, Mary for
being there to give your support and words of compassion to
the Jewish community in my, in my neighborhood. And also to
all the woman's get Silverstein for her leadership on this
issue there. Over 1500 of my neighbors, gathered to pray
for peace to pray for Israel, to pray. For those Innocents
on both sides.
There is fear in the sky.
there is fear in this community, in my community about what
may happen today, and Beyond, as businesses, religious
organizations, and institutions, feel targeted especially
in this country
I can.
I cannot agree with anyone who attempts to justify these
unspeakable actions. It is wrong. Plain and simple. This is
Terrorism. And no one should be afraid to call it what it
is.
We?
We can disagree with the policies of the Israeli
government's just as we disagree with our own government.
That's a Hallmark of democracy but we should all be able to
separate those disagreements. From what we've seen in
recent days with our own eyes and stand together to show
our support for the people of Israel, Israel's, right to
exist and defend itself.
because,
because we know that if we don't promise and other
terrorist organization, will continue their mission to
destroy Israel and the Jewish people,
Can I?
and I want to thank you. Deborah Silverstein my friend and
colleague. I told you when we were with the jewish-american
resolution in Maywood may be the only Jewish member but you
will never be alone. Will always have your back and that's
what my community demands. So thank you for bringing this
forward. Thank you to all my colleagues and co-sponsors.
Thank you, hold him in the chair. Recognizes alderman
lespada.
Miss.
Mr. President, in sharing my Reflections on this resolution
of the conflict, it speaks to I want to be clear that these
are my own personal beliefs. They should not be construed
as belonging to my staff or any organization nor has any
organization needs to take me to. I bet it or co-wrote. I
don't usually write my thoughts for you by want to be very
specific and clear in my would wholeheartedly and
unequivocally condemned the violence and terrorism
committed by him or it has been shocking heinous in a no
possible way Justified, the barbarism in Terror committed
by this organization is nearly Beyond Comprehension. I
cannot conceive of what it is to experience. Such
atrocities particularly as a people against whom. So many
atrocities have been committed across the street
specifically agreed with one of our first Ward residents,
whose extended family includes three individuals were taken
hostage from a Kubota earnestly. Hope and pray for their
I'll
I also leave and call for an end to the economic cultural,
structural and physical violence that has been committed
against the Palestinian people, by the government of
Israel, particularly those in violation of the Geneva
conventions, embarrass. You and resolutions to see your
homes, hospitals, schools, and houses of worship destroyed
on top of years of complete economic blockade.
Sound.
Don't be sending me again. I cannot conceive of what it is
to experience this violence. Particularly again, as a
people whom this violence has been committed against four
decades as a city committed to ending homelessness. I
practically pray for the hundreds of thousands of
Palestinians have been left homeless by this violence. I do
not believe it is anti-Semitic to be critical of the
actions of the Israeli government. I do not believe I do
believe one can of hold and uplift. The Palestinian people
while condemning and denouncing him us despite the
insistence of some otherwise, I believe it is impossible
and he responsible to divorce this moment from the
decades-long conflict that has wrecked destruction against
the people of Palestine and Israel like
nothing.
Nothing. We are witnessing will result in anything
approximating piece except in the sense of which test the
smoke they make it a desert and call it peace. Any true.
Peace is not only the cessation of violence but the right
of both Nations to exist, prosperous autonomous and free
while I lock the professional power to shape this. Well, I
certainly will never expected. I will never stop hoping and
advocating for it. Thank you. Thank you very much, share.
Recognizes automobile.
Thank.
Thank you, mr. President, mr. President, I had to rise to
support this resolution and to support my colleague of the
50th Ward. I reached out to her when the attack happened to
give her my condolences and she told me that several of her
relatives were being called up for Duty.
That it home with me so I can just imagine how she feels.
No man.
No matter which way you are feeling about this issue. The
issue is wrong.
It was wrong for Israel to be attacked by Hamas.
We?
We would not be talking about this issue today, if her
mom's had not attacked Israel.
When?
When you look at the abuse that my colleague is taking
that's wrong.
and,
And we need to continue to stand with her, and hold her up
from the attacks the verbal attacks because none of us want
to be in her shoes. So hopefully all you are reach out to
her and give her your unwavering support to stand strong.
Because that's what she's doing. Thank you so much for
sending phone call to me.
but I all
But I also want to remind everybody here.
They?
Their tanks in our community every single day.
I will.
I wish we had this kind of anger about the black and brown
people that are being killed every single day in this city.
If people would this man.
To take action on what's happening in Chicago. Chicago be a
much better place to live and play and so think about it if
ottoman Silverstein today it could be one of you all
tomorrow, didn't attack.
Where are we?
We're obligated to support one another. Put down your
feelings.
They all the social media, quit spewing stuff to fuel the
fire on social media.
That's why.
that's what got us here today if you want to buy on social
media,
and I,
And I'm staying people ain't even hit a day.
cuz,
Cuz they can't face the fire stand up and face the fire.
If you can sit up and take it with her broad shoulders. So
can you go on the Rock and hide your hand?
I'm living for my colleague. I'm Living for the City cuz
this was an embarrassment today. We should have talked
about this Wednesday and we've been done with this issue
and we've been enjoying our vacation over the weekend. But
we're here today to talk about this, travesty that's
happening in this country in this, in this world.
We have to stand up for Injustice, y'all wherever it is.
Don't sit on the sidelines when you see Injustice happening
to anybody stand up take a position.
just,
To support people who are being attacked. Who was the first
person that stood up for the United States when 9/11
happened, it was is real
It was Israel that stood up when we got bombed at 9:11,
they were the first one to step up and say whatever the
United States needs with here to help with hitting stand
with you all.
How we go?
Are we going to?
Are we going to turn my back on them when they need us
right now?
I'm just going to close by telling my colleague, never
once, they all social media.
because,
Because you ain't helping the situation.
If?
Your fuel in the bar. I don't care how you feel. They
always say when you send a text message, read it before you
send it.
Read that text or that tweet before you send it, cuz you
might be offended. Somebody.
My car.
My colleagues again, thank you so much for giving me a few
minutes to just vent, but I stand with Israel 1000% against
Hamas.
Thank you, order me.
Thank you, automobile, ottoman. O'Shea has returned chair
recognizes automatic Shay. Thank you, mr. President, I to
rise and support this resolution ladies and gentlemen, I'm
Irish descent. Which means I share a common history with
both the Israeli and Palestinian people.
All of.
All of our ancestors at one point, or another have been
victims of British colonialism.
and,
In Ireland, British rule persistent for centuries.
Thank.
English took control of land. They stripped it of its
natural resources is just the Irish people of their right
to self-determination.
The.
The name.
The native language.
NH.
Any tried unsuccessfully to strip them of their religion.
Find.
Finally, they force the political partition of Ireland. A
condition that still exists today.
That.
That partition has inspired horrible violence in Northern
Ireland. That many of us. Remember,
If it.
If it's during our lifetime in before, and although I'm
well aware of that history.
Be.
Behind that violence.
I had.
I have.
I have never once condone that violence.
and I know,
And I've never once tried to offer excuses for it.
Big.
Because violence.
Terrorism.
Clearance.
Pure and simple is never.
Ever justify.
Is.
It is Terrorism and that violence.
Should.
Should be condemned whether it happens in Europe.
The me.
The Middle East.
Right here in our United States.
Are.
Our first instinct when confronted, with this type of
violence, should always be too loudly and clearly rejected
Not my.
Not make excuses, not try to explain it away.
which,
We should do that as both individuals.
and,
It is United City Council.
set a
That is why I stand in support of my Kali Alderman, Deb
Silverstein
In.
and,
and this resolution,
I offer you and your community my support.
Entire 19th, Ward.
My prayer.
My prayers are with you.
With.
With Israel with Jewish people everywhere. Thank you.
Thank.
Thanks.
Thank you. The chair recognizes. Alder Fuentes.
It is.
Emoji difficult position to be in in this room.
Because no one should be here devices.
That.
That I'm sorry.
That there are people that you love.
They have to serve.
The.
That.
That live in fear.
Condemning violence here is not the quest.
Not.
Play the every older in this room would condemn the
violence that we seen over the weekend.
No innocent child.
No.
No purse.
No person. We love
should.
Should be hurt or killed because of who they are?
I'm going to.
I'm going to stand here today and I'm going to condemn how
much for the 3rd and the violence it in Sudan, Israel.
Animals.
And I'm also going to come down settler colonialism.
and,
An occupation.
And forced eviction.
and I'm
And I'm going to send the operation of the largest Airborne
prison in Gossip.
The hell.
That holds children and families and mothers.
where,
Well.
Were, there are ports of Entry that control water and food?
Where electricity will be shut off.
What families have been forced into and have lost their
home.
I can't.
I condemn violence and I won't support genocide.
I see where in the moment.
What? All movement and our government can't have a
conversation about how two people can share land.
But we can can try to facilitate a conversation but we can
talk about the freedom of Palestine and not be
anti-Semitic.
What?
Well.
Where we could protect you against the neo-nazis and not
forget our Palestinian siblings.
We can do both.
The.
That's not the conversation was chosen to have today.
Don't.
Some people would take me to do interviews from this body
and they will spend the narrative
about the left.
Stop.
Route to Progressive Movement.
And they.
And they weren't clear about who I am.
Bible.
I believe in Freedom of Palestine.
and,
And I believe that we are to establish.
I'm
And we can believe and do both.
What's the?
As of today, I condemned the violence of Hamas.
but,
But I cannot stand with the government of Israel.
Can.
Cuz they will any shoe violence and genocide on people.
As we?
Is there?
And we're going to condemn violence. We need to come down
there or around.
And live in a world in which you are begging and pleading
and facilitating a conversation for peace.
I stand with the people of Israel, the innocent people who
are impacted
not the
Not the government, the 62 murder and genocide.
I said,
For that reason. And the only reason I cannot support this
resolution today, Alderman Silverstein, I will always
always be in solidarity, with you. I will always be someone
who seeks to protect our children.
But I will also fight with my Palestinian siblings for the
freedom of Palestine.
Thank.
Thank you. Mister president. Thank you. Recognizes Aldo
Rodriguez Sanchez.
Thank.
Thank you, mr. President, this is an incredibly hard debate
to be having on the floor of council. First, I want to
apologize that I am not the same person.
I truly believe that we should be working for peace. I am
currently in Milwaukee with Milwaukee Public Schools.
and I am in a training for restorative justice, trying to
bring some of that learning, and that's some working for
peace to the
schools in my community. So I apologize that I couldn't be
there. This trip was planned about 3 months in advance.
I,
Sorry, beyond words.
Or all the pain that both the Jewish community and the
Palestinian Community are experiencing right now.
They are all part of our communities.
I Stay.
Extinct.
Condemning the violence that took place in Israel. The
whole riffic violence that took place in Israel by her
mouth. Is something that we are all United on. There is no
doubt, no civilian should ever be killed.
but,
But that is not the only thing that this resolution does.
This resolution also asked this body to put the name of the
city of Chicago?
To be in support of the government of Israel.
I have her.
I have heard.
I have heard several of my colleagues saying, that's not
what this is about. But it says that in the resolution
That.
That we the members of the city council stand in support of
Israel.
At the time that Israel is dropping bombs in Gaza.
At the time that Palestinians are getting the split at the
time, that 1.1 million Palestinians were given 24 hours to
be able to evacuate.
If we are against violence, we are against all kinds of
violence. And we need to be in solidarity, with our
Palestinian brothers and sisters as well.
that's the
That's not what this resolution says, or does.
just,
Just like my phone is from 26 or so fast.
Deborah. We are incredibly sorry for the pain that you are
experienced and the pain that the Jewish communities
experiencing right now.
and we,
We stand in solidarity with our Jewish siblings in Chicago,
is always going to be a sanctuary for Jewish people and we
are going to work. Two hours. Always?
But that cannot be at the expense of the lives of
Palestinian people.
The new.
The name of Chicago should not be sign on to commit
genocide.
If there's a Voice vote on this resolution, I want to be
recorded as a no.
Thank.
Thank you. I said, share.
Thank.
Thank you for the chair recognizes Alderman, Hopkins.
Thank.
Thank you, mr. President, I rise in support of this
resolution and instead fast support of my Kali, the ottoman
from the 50th Ward for her resolve for courage in the face
of everything that were contending with right now.
My.
My support is unequivocal and I find it puzzling that so
many are struggling with that. And we just heard from some
who sound like they're supporting it. But there's an
equivocation there. It shouldn't be hard to condemn
terrorism. It shouldn't be hard to condemn. The murder of
children, it should be easy. It's easy for me. I've been
doing it. My whole life is a matter of fact, I learned how
to do it in high school. I was in high school and in 1979
during the Iranian hostage crisis. I was a long time ago.
By.
but I would,
But I remember this nation's reaction to that, it was no
equivocation. The nation was unified. In fact, there were
protests across the country on college campuses America,
stood United in resolve that that was a wrong and moral
Act.
We didn't say we deserved it. We didn't say, we asked for
it. We didn't question our country's Foreign Affairs. We
simply said that was a criminal act. And those 52 Americans
that were being held as human Shields against their will
were the true victims 20-plus years later.
It happened again on 911. I was actually here. I was here
in this building when The Towers fell
I was.
I wasn't in New York but I got there as quickly as I could.
I arrived in New York. Ground Zero on September 14th. 2001
Friday.
and,
And I saw a United Nation at that time. Once again, it was
no equivocation, we didn't say that was a terrible thing
that happened to us, but maybe we deserved it. Maybe we
should look at the new ones. Maybe we should look at the
subtleties. Maybe we should question the validity of our
nation and our country that didn't happen. We simply
condemn an active terrorist murder and now here we are. 20
plus years later, and we seem to have lost our ability to
do that. How did that happen? We have Marxist organizations
in this town right now? Putting pictures of gliders
I'm
I know.
And their material as a symbol of support for the murder
that took place on October 7th.
I've seen it, I ever article here from The Washington Post,
the Washington posted, some remarkable work and they
identified 64 hostages that are currently being held in
Gaza right now by Hamas. The estimates are more than that,
the Israeli government claims. It's like 150, but the
Washington Post found 64 people. Much of the video evidence
that they reviewed was provided by Hamas terrorists
themselves. They actually filmed what they were doing
because they want the world to see.
He?
here's,
Here's where I'm going to equivocate because I watched all
those videos and there are moments ladies and gentlemen
where I regret that decision because it was it's the
hardest thing I've done in. It's the worst thing I've ever
seen in my life.
There's other times when I, I know I had to do it because
we can't close our eyes to what happened.
We?
We can't look away out of those 64 people, that the
Washington Post track, nine of them were children, nine of
them were children and they were tortured as they were
taken away.
and,
And their fate is undetermined at this moment, we assume
they might be alive, being used as human Shields.
How can you equivocate condemn that that is a moral that is
sickening that is wrong and there's no excuse. There's no
validity to the justification that I've heard in this room
trying to cover for that.
I'd
I do.
I don't know where this is headed. I don't believe we were
at War on October 6th.
but,
But I think we are now.
I think.
I think we're in serious trouble as as a nation as a world
as a people. And we've lost our moral compass when we can't
look at the intentional murder and rape. That happened on
October 7th without equivocation. I stand in full support
on equivocal supported by Charlie on this resolution. Thank
you, mr. President, thank you. The chair recognizes Alder
60 Lopez.
They?
Thank you, mister president.
What a?
What up?
What a tragedy we see in front of us.
I think.
I incur.
I encourage my colleagues.
No.
Not to accept the mainspring framing or what's happening.
This.
This is not Israeli people versus Palestinian people. This
is people versus Arm dealers and their corrupt from it, and
I'll be very clear with that.
The violence against Israelis this past weekend is worth
your combination. Of course I was calling Jesse Fuentes
set.
Israeli people are entitled to government The Protector,
safety, the government, protects their safety.
but,
But genocide is no self-defense.
and,
Jen.
Janice.
Genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Should.
Should never be justified.
We have.
All.
All the population in guys that are children.
Never be penalized.
What is?
What is the human eyes? The ways we seen.
Natasha.
Netanyahu prime minister has been processed it by his own
people because I precisely what he's corrupt actions to
inflame. T-shirt tensions are more violence.
She?
She has a duty to protect his people from violence. The way
that we in the city of Chicago would like to renew Mayer to
do. I need to address the root causes of violence. I need
that we can tie those arm dealers.
That.
That also continue to profit in Ore City.
Was we will never allowed any communication with grown
children. We do not condemn, we do not allow
That.
The dehumanization.
An.
and,
Anyone.
And to address, the root causes the root causes of this
violence. It is clear that the occupation must end.
East.
He said Netanyahu has violated international law, daily.
We?
When?
with impunity, I'm complicity from American politicians,
that announcement that without dealers on fossil fuels
interest
Who prefer?
Who profit from the conflict, who profit from the war who
profit from our suffering.
They?
Days really, civilians are the ones who one piece.
Paula.
Palestinians me, please because it was speak the hospitals
with babies in the night. You and we see that in front of
us.
Kid.
Kids with no electricity, they don't have a place to store.
Did.
Didn't.
They don't even have a place to store bodies.
that's,
That's a tragic disease.
Did.
This body needs to call him at the Yahoo on the western
powers to stop the genocide of Siege and respect the
humanity of civilians and children in Gaza, I put it in the
other side of Revenge because of Gandy said. And that's
exactly what's happening. We're blind.
I'm a blind for profit.
If?
If we want peace, we must demand the ending of the violence
from the root and the ending of the occupation.
Free.
Free Palestine, I'm free. All the people from his endless
cycle of violence Rockingham dealers. I'm 40, fuel
industries that here 4 packs in Orem Community.
I'm
On a spread, the same violence that we see you in other
parts of the world.
So,
So we do connect, what's happening Chicago on the root
causes.
It'll be impossible to ignore the facts, and these are the
facts.
I don't.
I don't quote.
and,
Anyone who wants to reward the establishment of a
Palestinian state has to support debauchery mahama's and
transferring money to come us, that's what prime minister
Netanyahu saying. May 2019. That is a fact.
I do.
I did his father. When this is part of the strategy twice
only Palestinians in Gaza from the Palestinians in the West
Bank.
and,
Enema solution, ignoring the full Humanity of Palestinian
people. We rightfully acknowledged a fool Humanity of this
rally. People is known as possible.
We must pass a resolution in accordance with the fact that
we all humans and outwitting never rides from our creator
on anyone who seeks why you made us from those rights. For
any reason is committed a crime on an atrocity in front of
our very eyes.
Yeah.
Yesterday.
We?
We also.
Attend.
Attendant.
What a?
What a calling service team to remind atrocity of the
Holocaust, I let cruelty not dominate or future and the
future of our children.
I was.
I want to especially recognize the many numbers in
Congress.
Or congresswoman, Daniel Ramirez Lucian, and his resilience
and explain why they want young people that we her.
Cry.
that's,
Desperate.
Elected officials to listen and to listen to fax. Those are
the beautiful people that are support of our community.
People of Mexican descent on Palestinian descent.
Oh man.
American.
Good morning, David Pearson.
Ports of entry for immigrants, same size as well for
fleeing violence.
The.
The when does the end of the cycle? When does it finish?
I'm
Under.
And the council has a decision to make.
Twist.
Do I start doing the job of the people campaign
contributions to buy your consciousness?
IPhone.
I for one don't stop.
The consciousness.
Toodaloo.
To deliberately and I guess the fact on against
International Community with the wrong thing to do. So for
President Biden to be a leader.
I'm not embolden genocide today.
What?
What's?
What's up?
where,
Where is solidarity?
What?
What is?
What Israeli people and Palestinian people both victims.
Of the diction of fossil fuel industry by politicians as
well as I'm dealers. And today I stand
I did.
I did some for that very reason this resolution.
Panic at.
I'm asking what college?
Don't.
Do we want to blood in her hands or do we want a better
future here in Chicago and Beyond. Today Was a pretty free
Palestine. Thank you. Thank you. All them in the chair.
Recognizes Alderman will haul.
but you missed a
Thank you. Mister president this morning my devotion, turn
to a familiar passage of scripture.
Quest.
Question was raised, where is your brother? Your blood is
speaking. His brothers, his brother speaking rather the
blood that was crying from the G passage red. Where's your
brother?
The boy.
Avoid.
The voice of your brother's blood is speaking from the
ground.
Having walked through the gas Chambers in aqua regia.
I've
haven't looked in the eyes of so many steel are
traumatized, but what they've been told and what they say,
at the same time, looking in the eyes of those on 75th
Street or frayed to leave and to go to and from
How?
Have.
haven't walked in and Chambers.
Blue.
Blood that was on that ground and I switch Fit board. No
more.
but,
But that's been shed.
October 7th war. No more.
Temperature.
Compulsion.
The question now becomes.
What are we listening to?
And what will we do to make sure that we can stop innocent
blood being shed on the ground?
We?
We coming to East Chambers.
What the?
The heavy burden of so many people on their shoulders.
But no.
But nobody wants innocent blood shed on the ground.
What is in Gaza or 75th Street?
Butler.
That leads to innocent blood being shed. I don't support.
In any terrorist group that leads innocent Blood on the
ground. I don't support.
Show me the day. Come that we pass. Policies May the day,
come that we make space, so that there is no innocent blood
shed on the ground. Thank you. Thank you very much. The
chair recognizes alderman. Sposato.
Thank.
Thank you, mr. President, before I speak, I'd like to
commend you. You did an awesome job, handling that meeting.
Most of those people. I have to see when it get kicked out
and gave him a chance. After chance, after chance. Finally,
hit the boiling point. You have to kick him out. So I am
doing a good job. I text you, when I guess you weren't
paying attention to the phone that I'd like, to think that
I've been, one of your biggest supporter and Israel's
biggest supporter around. I know, I don't like to think. I
was one of the first persons people to call you stand in
support of you. So, you know, before I speak, I'm using
that worried about speaking but then it kind of scared me.
A little you guys spoke so awesome. And so eloquent that I
actually was thinking about chicken and out today, but I
felt I couldn't check it out. So just want to make sure
everybody knows.
Stan.
Stand. What is Ray?
Stand with Israel is a Christian is an American I certainly
stand with Israel that we've been friends for 12 years but
our friendship has gotten bigger over the last couple
years. I don't know why this past week, I think we talked
as much as we did in the in this year so far, but that
terrible thing your resolution mentioned, at 11, where is
is you mentioned, six of them so you're not you weren't to
check and Palestinian people, you're attacking her masts
subhuman. Savages with their barbaric attack on innocent
people, Americans among children. Elderly just just
disgusting. I have 260 people at a concert enjoying
themselves. Sure, many of them are young. People murdered
just wasn't more time. This was an attack people. This was
another 9/11, probably probably going by population.
Probably to a higher degree. I know it.
How to say?
How to say that?
How to say that, I hope all my American friends don't get
mad at me for saying that but population-wise the amount of
people that were wiped out just terrible.
Suppose.
Supposedly was going to be public executions going on here.
We can't support that our own president that has most of
you know I don't agree with our president. A lot of our own
president announced this he stand strong with Israel.
Former President, Obama former President Clinton, the
Bernie Bros, Bernie standing with Israel also, just let you
guys all know that.
We all know what.
We all know that already. I am a little sad that the
Palestinians are only getting 24 hours to leave Palestine
and not the leader of the country. I don't know what I
would have done. I would like to see him get a little bit
more time but 24 hours is 24 hours more than the Israelis
got before they were slaughtered.
So with that Deb, just want to say we're friends forever.
sorry, we
Sorry what you're going through.
And everybody out there. It's just a disgusting act but I
stand with you 100%. God bless you. God bless you as well.
And thank you, mr. President, you've done a great job on
this meeting today. Thank you. Aldermen. Are there any
other chair recognizes Alder Lopez?
Thank you. Mister president, good afternoon members of the
city council. First and foremost, I want to thank you, mr.
President, for not violating rules 54, despite next best
efforts, to get you on his on your cell phone. And for
maintaining the order today, which is not easy, telling the
public that we have to hold them accountable for how they
contain themselves here.
Is it?
Chicago city council.
we cannot cannot support terrorism the Chicago city council
again,
Cannot make excuses and apologize for her Moss.
We cannot.
Ever.
Everyone in this room.
where,
Work towards manufacturing, a state of ignorance Bliss.
Are.
That ignores the coordinated planned attack against Israel
that took place last week.
Are.
There are many.
In.
In this room is out working, extremely hard to avoid.
Grasping the true nature of the terror that was inflicted
upon the people of Israel.
and I,
And it.
An attack that has since left over 2,400 people dead.
A lost of humanity. Starting at the Nova Festival.
so,
Slaughtering people in their kombucha where they lived in
as a community for those who don't know where I'm from
Hilliard.
where,
Where thousands were massacred?
In their homes and neighborhoods.
3.
Throughout the region.
and,
An attack that has resulted in over. 150 people taken
captive, as prisoners back into Gaza by their terrorists,
captures with 60, still remaining.
Anaconda.
unaccounted for
This was an attack that was designed to exploit.
We?
A weakness.
Why?
While maximizing the psychological impact on the people of
Israel on the Jewish people and on the world.
Members of this body.
Are.
Others throughout.
They can.
They continue to try to apologize and rationalize, what has
happened?
Eva.
I've been failed by their sense of contrived, moral
indignation.
They have chosen to call the terrorist killings nuanced
Justified or the results of policies.
Biondo's, whatever an infant could have imagined.
They have demanded the human rights and abuse has to end
while being silent about the victim's butchered in the
operation known as the Al-Aqsa flood, which by the way was
the same terminology and designation given to the flooding
the city hall flood which we saw play out here today.
We have leaders who have publicly questioned at every turn.
The legitimacy of the reports on the Carnage that has
unfolded in some cases in real-time. Thanks to the various
social media platforms used by the victims.
The.
These platforms. Show the world messages and videos.
Loaded with fear desperation and the legitimate Terror on
the faces of women being paraded around after being raped
of the elderly in the affirmed, abused and tortured and set
on fire, a family's listening and cowering and safe spaces.
As they heard their relatives and family pets and other
neighbors been killed. All the round, while they were
hiding in their own homes. Hoping that they weren't found
hoping that their homes weren't set on fire with them in
it.
Tomb.
Too many in here and out and work hard to manufacture and
narrative that blames the victim of Terror as being
responsible, for what has unfolded.
I called today and said, we have a duty to advocate.
Pizza.
Peaceful resolutions in the Middle East in ladies and
gentlemen. I agree because that is not in question.
we can support both Israeli and Palestinian people as they
continue to strive towards a peaceful coexistence which is
what many generations have long hoped for
Our.
However, you Tron cities committed.
just,
Just a few short days ago are nothing short of monstrous.
These actions, demand consequences.
Would any of us as Mike as our colleague said, to try to
legitimize the attacks on our own country following 9/11?
What do we have given excuse, or Safe Harbor or an apology
to Osama Bin Laden for killing nearly 3,000 Americans? So
many years ago,
When?
one of our colleagues talked about,
Do.
Going to the Holocaust Museum.
Any.
And yet, here we are.
Summer.
Some in this room in out, struggling to find ways to remain
silent or apologetic towards those that seek to exterminate
our human Brothers. Once again,
Add.
Actions. My friends and are in actions, all have
consequences.
At.
Attempts to intellectually conflate Concepts.
To.
Tomb.
To mix the apples and oranges. So to speak will only serve
to give cover to those looking to justify terrorism and
genocide.
We?
We have seen how this is played out in our own streets. For
those who raised the question of peace in our
neighborhoods, when we play with words and semantics to
give cover to gangs and drug dealers, so as not to demonize
them while they destroy our neighborhoods, this ladies and
gentlemen is no different
Our moral Clarity must be clear.
and we,
and without question,
Are.
Our colleagues resolution, which I stand in Firm support of
and thank her for being brave enough to stand strong to
present it.
Speak.
Speaks that we are united.
As.
As one of our speaker said earlier and condemning the
terrorist attacked that was planned and executed against
civilians that we stand with Israel during the traumatic.
And painful chapter has been newly added to its history and
we pray for the lives of those lost and the safe return of
those held captive. How is any of that controversial? How
is any of that debatable? How is any of that? Where we find
ourselves with 40% of the members refusing to join
something? As basic as no one should have to live in a
world filled with Terror.
We cannot sit here as leaders.
and,
and look to our colleague and say we're in solidarity with
you, but
We support.
we support you, but
we're with your people, but
You.
you are telling the terrorist that you are with them. You
are siding with those who seek to terrorize the world.
Daddy.
That is very much a true statement.
because,
Cuz there's this is not about.
Power.
Palestinians and Israelis Jewish the Muslim. This is about
a group of individuals who the whole world knows.
It's
Is hell-bent on killing people for its own agenda.
It is irrefutable that that is what pushed them to do, what
they did and what will push them to continue to doing what
they believe in doing at every turn. If in Israel last
week, it will be here next week. And yet, we are still
trying to figure out ways to give them cover to justify
what they do to give.
Our emotions, pause.
Why?
Well, they rearm themselves.
No, pause no, cover, mr. President is warranted.
When our enemies are at our doorstep, this body should have
done this.
Fully with all members present with all members and support
it, is utterly shameful that this is even a divided
question.
We were.
We will get this past. We will show the world. We will show
our residents what it means to stand truly. In the words of
solidarity, when we give no cover to those who would do
harm to ourselves, and to our friends. Thank you, mr.
President, thank you. I have two more orders that wish to
speak waguespack and Lee if there are any other waguespack,
okay? So I have the Lee Villegas
call.
Conway.
Irv.
Irvin, and if I could as well as
sorry, Julio Ramirez, but if I could
Just remind people that our colleague or her religious
practice, I'm has some limitations on how long she can
stay.
And I believe the time is coming soon. All right, so the
chair recognizes alderwoman lead.
Thank you, mr. President, as a co-sponsor of this
resolution, I unequivocally condemn, the heinous actions of
Hamas on October 7th and I won't stand here and recount any
more of that. I think we all know how ugly it was and that
is not in dispute.
I pray.
I pray for the safe return of the hostages including those
that are from Illinois, mother and daughter. Natalie and
her mother and her mother Judith. In this morning, we got a
report that said that's likely that their lives will
continue to pray for their safe return.
My support for this resolution does not mean that I'm not
also heartbroken.
About an Indemnity humanitarian crisis that has unfolded
since October. 7th since Hamas, attacked Israel on October
7th, which is now affecting the people of Palestine. And
what's happening? There is not acceptable. In my previous
life, I did a lot of humanitarian Aid and Disaster Response
work, and it was my job to help people and their greatest
hour of need.
I am that. I was one of those people who didn't have to
stand on the sidelines and just watch. I could help. And,
like many of us here, I think we feel very helpless to do
anything.
No.
Over the past few years, we've seen a sharp increase in
Jewish hate crimes in Illinois and I know that the Muslim
communities across the country of also seen it increased,
just like Asians have some skull while I'm not comparing
any of my own personal experiences to what's happening
right now. I think we could all agree that any of this hate
that is fueling this violence needs to be beaten back.
Has been.
As things progressed with this conflict, I'm going to ask
that my colleagues in the city council, the Chicago Police
Department, and all of us with the power to protect the
power to have conversations, the power to encourage people
to be in a dialog that we keep our eye on the ball. When it
comes to safeguarding all of these populations, who may be
experiencing heightened threats at this time. And that
should be the priority for all of us. Thank you.
Thank.
Thank you chair. Recognizes Alderman Villegas.
They?
Thank you, mr. President, I stand in support this
resolution.
Having.
Having been in the region twice. Once during Desert Shield,
Desert Storm as a marine actually being in combat.
When does?
I'm just,
Understanding that your people out there that don't like
democracy.
The second time as an elected official in Jerusalem and
also visiting the Westbank.
See.
Seeing kibbutz with your bomb. Shelters dressed up with
Winnie. The Pooh in order to soften it. Young children have
to think about bombs on a daily basis.
Hamas is a terrorist group.
Pierce.
Has.
Hezbollah, as a terrorist group.
Have we not forgotten? What occurred?
I know you love.
911.
Do we?
The reason why we have, we are fortunate that we have not
been impacted with terrorism on our Shores is cuz we're a
little bit further apart.
What?
What's?
What condemning terrorism is very easy.
We should all condemned terrorist.
As we're thinking about peace in the Middle East, we
thinking about solutions that are there that have been
talked about whether it's a two-state solution.
Gossip. Or
Do I support a mast? Doesn't
what?
Weather.
Whether it's recognizing the lgbtq community.
In.
in the
In the Middle East.
We?
We support that here in Chicago. I'm a citizen.
He's?
These are people again. That wants who
End democracy.
And I can tell you that Israel like Ukraine our allies.
There is no, there is no part-time Ally either. You are an
ally or you're not
So, I stand with Israel cuz they are an airline. They are
democracy in the Middle East.
and,
And I would encourage us to remember is a democratic body
here that we support democracy.
Is a reason why the governor of Illinois, present United
State States presidents and prime ministers, throughout the
country that are all Democratic have to show support for
Israel cuz they to believe in democracy.
Ladies and gentlemen.
this is,
this is a
A resolution that I want to thank my colleagues and 50th
Ward for bringing forward.
We can do, but we can't think about and pray for peace in
the Middle East.
but we
But we have to remember that we stand with our allies as
well.
So I urge my colleagues to support his resolution thinking
is present. Thank you. The chair recognizes Alderman
Conway.
Miss.
Mr. President I rise in in support of this resolution in
support of all the woman Silverstein and art Israeli allies
and condemning terrorism. As as US Navy US Navy veteran
still active reserve intelligence officer. I spent a good
part of my life, fighting terrorists groups, like Hamas,
Isis as below, and I'm in that role. I've seen a lot of
Bravery, Devon. And a few is Braves. You shown your bravery
you shown here today in fact, and just in just 2021, I was
deployed the whole year as a senior intelligence, director
of our us, European command, where my job was literally
watching his real among among others. And during that time,
I saw constant attacks on Israel, not just the ones that
you hear about on the news. But constant rocket fire mortar
attacks on Israel directed at civilian are areas that would
shock any American.
No.
Now, the foreign policy. So
Now, the foreign policy situation of of the
israeli-palestinian conflict is complicated, but we're not
talking about 1948 when I talkin about 1967, when I'm
talking about 2005, when I'm talking about 2007, or even a
two-state solution, it's really just about condemning
terrorism. And on the morning of October 7th is as Deb
described a mice militants entered, the music festival in
started in discriminately, killing unarmed civilians, and
260 of them and kidnapping and unknown for them out. The
videos online are horrifying is Alderman. Hopkins said,
unlike him I would take, please don't go through them
there. If they're horrifying, you see families learning of
their loved ones, being kidnapped and tortured and brutally
killed because the terrorists actually spend their loved
ones, the videos from their victims phones.
And there.
and there's
And there is nothing that can justify this terrorism by by
Hamas. That's why it's been condemned by President. Biden,
by Governor, pritzker by 390 Plus members of the House of
Representatives and they can't agree on anything. And yet
they can agree to disagree on this. This isn't complicated.
It shouldn't even be controversial. You're either
condemning terrorism or you're condoning it, and I'm proud
to stand on a critically with our strong Ally Israel with
the Jewish community. And I, and I want to thank all the
woman Silverstein for your leadership and your bravery and
I heard my colleagues.
Resolute.
This resolution. Thank you.
This resolution. Thank you, mr. President, thank you. The
chair recognizes all damn in Irving.
Famous president.
In.
In the interest of time in our our colleague. I'll keep it
fairly short. But let me just say this. That hate hate is
terrible. Terrible disease.
It is impossible for people to talk about peace.
and,
In a conversation with hateful actions.
You say today, you tomorrow me.
Add.
I do not.
Believe that we should sit idle.
In.
and,
And say nothing as a council. When one of our members has
brought something of their community,
That.
Daddy.
that is an atrocity.
Did.
That we may not always agree on everything.
But I do agree that we should support you and your
community in this dark is out again. Today, you
Thumbs.
Tomorrow.
Tomorrow, it could be me.
The one piece of this that that's that. I think about my
parents come from North Lawndale.
We?
where,
which,
or from a historical perspective was a fairly heavily
Jewish Community throughout time in the early parts of the
40s, 30s 40s and 50s, the church, I was baptized then was
once a Jewish synagogue, so the link between the
African-American community in the black community in
Chicago,
We?
We've.
we talked about the the work that the juf in Mount Sinai,
done in North Lawndale and on the west side of Chicago
shows and continues to show
The support that we all have for one another.
Yeah.
Yesterday, the the trip that the media bus took to the
Illinois Holocaust Museum.
Put.
Put a unique perspective on today's conversation.
I'll save this.
The.
Today you tomorrow me. And so I hope that we all can find
common ground to support one of our own, but we may not
agree on everything.
We cannot stand by idly silence. Wow.
Tell.
Terrorism Bridges, ugly had. Wow, people are inexplicably.
Slaughtered
wow, people are hurting so I'm hopeful that we can find
Common Ground today to support
alderwoman Silverstein.
and,
Any.
Annie community.
of the Jewish faith in of Israel because today,
You tomorrow to be me. Thank you. Thank you chair
recognizes.
At least she left the floor. The chair recognizes
alderwoman. Hello Gutierrez.
Thank you, mister president.
Today.
Do bats should never equal a life.
My upbringing in Mexico, post me to the hours of the drug
war.
I was blessed to move to this country 15 years ago.
I was able to escape those circumstances.
but my
But many of the people in the affected regions, do not have
the same luxury.
What?
Wetzel's phone with unfolding and Israel is without a doubt
disturbing.
How?
A man's actions can only be described as acts of terrorism.
But as my congressman wisely pointed out, we cannot allow
over two million innocent Palestinian to pay for the sins
of his mask.
Well, Israel has the right to seek Justice and defend
itself against these attacks, their taxis. Their tactics
are talkin great suffering
Cut.
Cutting off electricity to hospitals, depriving a printer
that monthly child population of food and medicine and even
contemplating, the bumping up an entire city is not
Justice.
It's a humanitarian catastrophe.
Ford.
For this reason, I cannot support this resolution. I
Believe In Justice.
I pray for peace.
but,
But not at the cost of countless innocent lights.
and to
And to my colleague, Mr. Lopez
That was.
That was a very impressive speech. I just wish you would
have showed that same energy and anger when Alderman Burke
made those anti-semitic remarks about that you wish
Community instead, you double down on your business with
him. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any other Alters I
wish to speak? Chair recognizes Alderman. Gardiner.
I thought.
I think.
I thank you president. I just want to first and then inform
Jose. God bless the souls that have been affected and
impacted by the tragedy on October 7th and since then, I've
both Israeli and Palestinian. Fortunately, thank God. We
have a Jewish representative on her city council to help
bring a voice to those that are and have experienced hate
or benthic.
Violence.
They?
Thank.
Thank you all them at Silverstein for being a strong voice
for the for the Jewish community.
With.
With that said I do but I believe you have yet to have a
Muslim representative on our city council and I know we do
not have a Palestinian representative in our city council.
Ford.
The 45th Ward represents many Palestinians in many of who
feel that they do not have enough voices within
representative bodies.
There.
Therefore, it is vital to also be a voice for the voiceless
that we talked about all the time.
I am.
I empathize with all victims and family members of those
killed or injured since October 7th,
Prepare.
Are Palestinians. And I'm not talking about Hamas, members
are not in support of this resolution, and I cannot be in
support of this resolution either.
I appreciate all the work that has been done, that has gone
into writing. This resolution May empathize with all the
victims, including the family members or open again killed
or injured in this.
Palestinian people in our community are some of the nicest
kindest warmest people that I've ever met as well as you
wish people.
but,
But I cannot again, it is a set of Palestinians members of
our community are not in support, and I cannot be and
support. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any others that we
just speak? The chair recognizes Alderman, Riley. Thank
you, mr. President, I wasn't planning on speaking today, I
think many of my colleagues speaking in favor of this
resolution of made eloquent points, it's incredibly sad day
for the city of Chicago. There's a lot of passion in this
chamber earlier expressed by both people. The Jewish faith
and Palestinian State supporters.
it's
It's sad that this has been our public dialogue shouting
down another interrupting each other threatening each
other. That's not Chicago. I also want to compliment a
woman Silverstein's for bringing this resolution forward
and I know that each of us might have liked to see some
language and certain this resolution to suit our needs and
our feelings. But that isn't the case that we have here
before us is what we have here before. I send a credit now,
30 times
During this meat.
During this meeting makes.
During this meeting, make sure I haven't read it wrong. No
one in this resolution are weak and ending. The Palestinian
people were condemning a known International terrorist
organization. I just killed hundreds upon hundreds of
Jewish people in the sovereign state.
An.
And injured, thousands more.
And now is the result of humus. His actions. Israel has no
choice but to respond and that's precisely what Hamas wants
a mouse wants this to enrage. Their Arab Neighbors in the
additional of violence against the Israeli state.
that's,
That's a real cynical approach to seeking change what it
will change in the Middle East launching, thousands of
missiles against innocent families, women and children and
then hiding like cowards behind the Palestinian people.
Knowing that Israel would respond in kind
that's,
That's what?
That's what's going on. There's an act of cowardice.
I,
I am very sympathetic to the Palestinian people as
Alderman. O'Shea mentioned, I too am an Irish Catholic and
we have a long Legacy of the British. Colonialism in
Ireland, is done irreparable damage and there is a debate
to be had over, how to achieve peace in the Middle East
between Palestine and Israel. And I also think a Tuesday to
State strategy. May be the solution here, but that's not.
What's being debated in this resolution. This resolution is
about condemning terrorism and condemning the, the kidnap
and rape and torture, and murder of innocent civilians. Who
want no part in any of this violence.
So, this should be an easier choice for us. I think, and if
we want to apply non on Middle Eastern policy related to
political solution to end the violence there. Let's have
that debate another day. But what we're doing here is
agreeing that this kind of terrorist violence is wrong.
It's evil no matter who perpetrated again. So I stand
strong support of this resolution. And I want to thank all
the women Silverstein for being courageous, despite being
threatened and heckled. And insulted, I want to thank you
for that Devin and I am proud of you and I'm proud to be
your Kali and and
Set.
I said, I do.
I said I'd urge my colleagues to vote. I thank you. Thank
you. Are there any other Walters you wish to speak to this
resolution? I see it on. Alder Silverstein. Do you have
emotion?
Yeah.
Yes, I will pass it by Voice vote.
All.
Alderman Silverstein has made a motion passes resolution
with a Voice vote.
Okay, all those in favor of supporting this resolution.
Signify by saying, I
All those opposed thing, / saying, nay.
In.
In the opinion of the chair, the eyes have it on the motion
to reconsider alderwoman Silverstein.
I'm
I move.
I move to reconsider the vote in favor of the motion to
reconsider signify, by saying, I and he opposed say, nay
motion fails
All.
Alderwoman Silverstein the motion, whenever that's right.
Thank you very much. Thank you all for being patient with
us today. I am grateful that this body before we adjourn,
I'm grateful for this bodies patients. I'm in the midst of
a very
The chi.
The chair recognizes Alderman Lopez.
Time is the president of which your marks are finished are.
Thank you very much.
They?
Thanks.
Thank you for this body, for its incredible patience there.
And what has been? Obviously, a very heavy a moment for the
city of Chicago and it's the pain and Trauma that has
rippled across. This world is certainly filled right here
in the city of Chicago in amongst all of us. So we are
grieving together as a city.
Bama.
Families, across the city who have lost loved ones or have
not yet heard from the relatives and whether or not they
are safe.
Hearts.
Our hearts and our prayers are certainly with all of those
families.
Rap.
Rabbi Bross.
Eva.
A very profound statement recently.
Oh, the humanity, the heartache and the need for security
for the Jewish people, while also holding the humanity in
the dignity and the need for justice for the Palestinian
people.
Bible.
I believe she is, right.
Because for far too long, these two conditions have been
set up as a false binary.
I believe that justice for all begins by condemning the
horrific attacks.
That.
That were on display.
Many of you know, that I have deep roots in the larger
Liberation movement.
so,
So I want to be very clear.
As we continue to engage.
What's?
With this struggle in Chicago, and across the world.
it's a
It's a vicious attacks.
Bahama.
Biomass does not achieve liberation.
I also want to be absolutely clear.
The prop.
The proper.
The prophet Isaiah made it very clear.
Three chosen to be sent.
Set.
Set the captives free in to bring Liberation to all.
and I,
and as mayor,
so,
Someone who's been raised in the bosom of the church.
I will continue to fight.
I live.
Alliteration for every single person.
I will continue to pray for safety and peace and ask that
Chicagoans do the same.
As a leader, I support all of our efforts to bring unity
and healing in this moment.
All.
Or.
Old woman Silverstein.
so,
I'm sorry.
and all the
And all of those with lost family members and those who
continue to suffer.
under a
Under oppression across the world.
let,
Let this be very, very clear at the city of Chicago, gets
to be an example of how we hold the balance between all
people. Those are lost their lives.
I watch a.
While watching the concert.
Do.
Those who have suffered.
On.
Under brutal rule.
so,
So, my heart is heavy, my family agrees with you all.
I will.
I will always do my best to be there forever.
All.
Auto.
Older women are the motion to adjourn.
Are the?
Autumn, in my apologies, Alderman Lopez alderwoman
Silverstein, I warned them just saying, Alderman Lopez.
Thank you, mr. President, actually, if our colleague needs
to go,
Thank.
Thank you in accordance with the rules 13. I wish to speak
before the body, please.
As.
As my character and reputation has been impugned by the
good colleague of the 14th, Ward.
Bears, addressing
Here, recognizes Alderman Lopez.
They?
Thank.
Thank you, mister president.
And to our colleague Alderman Silverstein.
Thank.
Thank you.
Sadly, that should have been the end of this meeting, but I
have to ride with my colleague before me decided to try and
question. My character is to why I spoke out today. Trying
to inject matters that have no business in this room today
to help guide and protect our political mentors.
Constable.
Conscionable. If that kind of discussion would be made by
someone who my ward, my staff, my community has helped for
the past four months. When my aldermanic neighbor, couldn't
even open her own office.
This body as we talked about how we start and support each
other requires that we sit and work together, but if you
want to be that kind of person, if you want to make these
wild accusations on the public floor, as we're trying to
show solidarity about something that has nothing to do with
your politics and your congressman's politics than shame on
you. Such messaging must be confronted and I must be
stopped because it is completely unacceptable to make such
salacious accusations and charges by one member by name.
It has.
It has no bearing and what's going on here? There's a time
and a place. When these things will transpire, when we
should be uniting with our colleagues, with our greater
Jewish Community, to have a dolly, by This Moment, by the
alderwoman of the 14th Ward. And her political
and if
Benefactors. Thank you mr. Harris on the motion to adjourn
there, be enough for everybody, I move that we adjourn.