The Chicago City Council on Wednesday passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and condemnation of Israel, with the mayor’s tie-breaking vote. Even as out-of-control murder rates and criminal deaths continue to occur in the Windy City on a daily basis, rising rates of anti-Semitism plague the city.
The council voted evenly with 23 in favor and 23 against. But Chicago’s self-proclaimed “progressive” mayor, Brandon Johnson, jumped on board. supplied The paper said a tie vote passed to attack Israel. era of israel.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his support for the resolution last week.
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of measurement Of course, it has no real legal implications and is purely symbolic, but this vote helps show just how hostile the Democratic Party is to Israel.
“Today, we say we care because equally important here at home, we care about our Palestinian brothers and sisters. And today we say yes to a ceasefire, yes to a resolution, and we care about our brothers and sisters in Palestine. And we say yes to change, here in Chicago and around the world.” 25th Ward Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez Said WLS-TV reported.
Still, Johnson’s opponent, Councilman Ray Lopez, opposed the bill, which many called a waste of City Council time.
“The proposed cease-fire resolution has been vetoed by President Biden and opposed by Hamas, yet the city council and mayor have outdone all the international actors working on and confronting this issue. “We think we know better,” Councilman Lopez said.
The Israeli consulate also condemned the outrageous vote in the city council. The embassy general said in a statement:
This resolution supports the Biden administration, the International Court of Justice, the European Union, and the overwhelming majority of Americans who understand that the release of all hostages held in Gaza and the dismantling of Hamas’ terrorist infrastructure are preconditions for a ceasefire. This undermines the position of
This is the second time this resolution has been brought to Congress for consideration. The bill was introduced in the City Council last week, but was postponed until after International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27th.
As murder rates continue to rise, city councils continue to do little to combat the rising crime and bloodshed that continues every day. In the Windy City, he saw a slight decrease in murders in 2023, but still ended the year with 617 murders and he had 2,450 shootings. WTTW-TV. Chicago suffers from the best The murder rate in this country is strictly numerical. 10th Figures per capita nationwide.
On July 12, 2012, men roam the streets of Chicago’s West Woodlawn and 20th Wards. Amid gang murders in President Barack Obama’s hometown, residents of the predominantly black South Side want to see a return to search tactics. (Photo by John Gress/Corbis, via Getty Images)
Meanwhile, rates of anti-Semitism in the city also skyrocketed as City Hall focused on attacks on Israel.Last March, there were many anti-Semitic incidents in Chicago. 22 percent increase From the number of incidents reported in 2021, according to Block Club Chicago.And then there was the anti-Semitic incident. woke up By October of last year, the state was at a shocking 128 percent, WTTW reported.
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