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Upcoming ceasefire in Gaza resolutions in Western Mass.

Greenfield, March 18 –Virtual special meeting.

City Council will consider and vote on an immediate and permanent ceasefire resolution.
Thirty minutes of public comment will be allowed.
Zoom link will be available prior to the meeting.
Click here to read a draft of the resolution.
Greenfield residents! Click here to find a list of Greenfield councilors to email and tell them how you feel about this resolution and why

Easthampton, TBD, MORE DETAILS COMING SOON!

A ceasefire resolution has been submitted to the Council by Council President Homar Gomez and Councilor at-large Koni Denham. Next step is that it goes to the Rules Committee. From there it goes back to the council for consideration and vote.

Why ceasefires do not help the hostages held by Hamas or Palestinians?

Western Massachusetts municipalities are trying to pass ceasefire resolutions and while these are well intended, a ceasefire is not a good option for Israel and Palestinians.

Well-intentioned calls for a humanitarian ceasefire come from a lack of understanding of Hamas.
Calling for a ceasefire now is accepting the continuation of Hamas’s terror regime, and a guaranteed repeat of the October 7th attack against Israel. Israel cannot accept this.
If Hamas would surrender and release the hostages, the war would be over tomorrow.
There was a ceasefire for a hostage/prisoner exchange. Hamas broke the ceasefire by refusing to comply with its obligations to release women, murdering four Israelis in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem, and continued firing rockets at Israel.
A ceasefire would allow Hamas to strengthen its forces, recoup, and prolong this war as long as possible, increasing the Palestinian death toll.
Hamas’s treatment of the Palestinians under its rule should not be tolerated.
Hamas must surrender and release the hostages.

Comments from leaders on why a ceasefire is not good for Israel:

“Calls for a ceasefire are calls for Israel to surrender to Hamas, to surrender to terrorism, to surrender to barbarism. That will not happen,"

“Any ceasefire would give Hamas the ability to rest, to refit, and to get ready to continue launching terrorist attacks against Israel.”

“People who are calling for a ceasefire now, don’t understand Hamas... It would be such a gift to Hamas because they would spend whatever time [that] there was a ceasefire in effect rebuilding their armaments... to be able to fend off an eventual assault by the Israelis."