R115861
City Council Meeting: May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11586 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
SUPPORTING THE RESUMPTION OF A NEGOTIATED BILATERAL CEASEFIRE IN
GAZA AND REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF ALL ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-
ARAB RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ALL FORMS OF HATE AND INCITEMENT TO
VIOLENCE
WHEREAS, the horrific slaughter of 1,000 Israeli civilians perpetrated by
Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization, on October 7, 2023, was the
largest mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust, and 240 Israeli civilians were
taken as hostages; and
WHEREAS, in response, the ongoing war in Gaza has exacted a catastrophic
toll of tens of thousands of civilian Palestinian deaths – including children, medical
workers, and journalists; and
WHEREAS, Gaza’s widespread destruction has created an urgent
humanitarian crisis that must end; and
WHEREAS, further shedding of blood in Gaza and the infliction of more pain
and anguish will not bring peace and security to either Palestinians or Israelis, and
cycles of violence and retribution in Israel and the Palestinian territories for the
better part of a century cannot be broken with more of the same; and
WHEREAS, we support those forces in Israel and in Palestine that seek a
different future for themselves—a democratic future where Israelis and Palestinians
both can live in dignity and with self-determination and security for all; and
WHEREAS, more than 100 U.S. cities have called for a ceasefire, and President Biden
and Vice President Harris are actively working towards a negotiated ceasefire.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Santa Monica supports the resumption of a negotiated
bilateral ceasefire, which must include humanitarian aid for the immediate provision of
desperately needed food, water, medical care, clothing and emergency shelter to
Palestinians, the end of Hamas’s rule in Gaza, due process for all prisoners, and the
immediate release of the remaining 132 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.
SECTION 2. The City of Santa Monica is appalled by the acts of violence,
vandalism and intimidation against the Palestinian and Jewish diaspora in the United
States, and reiterates its condemnation of all antisemitism, anti-Arab racism,
Islamophobia, and all forms of hate and incitement to violence.
SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution be sent to the offices of U.S. Representative
Ted Lieu, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Doug Sloan, City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 14th day of May, 2024.
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Phil Brock, Mayor
I, Nikima S. Newsome, Interim City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11586 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 14th day of May, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Torosis, Davis, Zwick,
Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Brock
NOES: Councilmember Parra
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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Nikima S. Newsome, Interim City Clerk
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