(Plain Press April 2024) After months of protests and public commenters at Cleveland City Council meetings asking Cleveland City Council to call for a cease fire in Gaza, Cleveland City Council passed a ceasefire resolution at its March 25th 2024 meeting.

     Following the meeting, Cleveland City Council Chief of Communications Joan Mazzolini released the following description of the resolution passed by Cleveland City Council:

Ceasefire Resolution: With the United Nations adoption of a ceasefire resolution in Gaza, Cleveland City Council passed a resolution sponsored by all Council members stating “this Council condemns the attacks in Israel on October 7^th that lead to the loss of Israeli and American lives and the taking of hundreds of  hostages,” and “this Council and Clevelanders of all faiths and backgrounds have expressed profound concern for the innocent civilians suffering and are alarmed by the loss of tens of thousands of innocent Palestinian and American lives due to the war in Gaza; further this Council calls for international aid to go immediately and directly to the people of Gaza.” Finally, the resolution states that, “Council supports all efforts to resolve the tragic conflict in Gaza and further supports the Resolution adopted by the UN Security Council that calls for a halt to the fighting in Gaza and for the release of all hostages taken captive on October 7^th.” Res. No. 366-2024