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New: Shameful Omission in Oakland

Bruce Joffe
Friday December 01, 2023 - 11:09:00 AM

Oakland's City Council passed a cease-fire resolution on November 27, that shamefully omitted critical facts.

Shame, for Shame that the Oakland City Council rebuked Israel's bombing of Gaza, but didn't mention Hamas' murder of 1200 Israelis and kidnapping of 240 hostages. 

Shame, for Shame that the resolution calls for a cease fire, but didn't mention that cease fire existed until October 7, when Hamas initiated its brutal attack. 

Shame, for Shame that Oakland's resolution blames only Israel for thousands of Gazans' deaths, but didn't mention that Hamas purposefully located its military equipment and command centers in and near schools, hospitals and residential buildings specifically to use civilians as human shields. 

Shame, for Shame that the resolution failed to acknowledge Hamas' intent was to cause damage to its own people in an attempt to generate anti-Israel sentiment, like that exhibited at the Oakland City Council meeting on November 27. 

Shame, for Shame that Oakland's City Council members have become Hamas' useful idiots.