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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Easton City Council To Take Up Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Tonight

I can see it now. Israel stops bombing Gaza. Hamas releases all hostages. All because Easton City Council told them to knock it off. As absurd as this sounds, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be considered tonight at the urging of Council member Taiba Sultana. On her Facebook page, she has already accused Israel of "ethnic cleansing" in Gaza and has falsely accused Israel of bombing a hospital. 

I condemn the murder of innocent civilians, whether it is at the hands of Hamas or Israel. But should local governments involve themselves in foreign policy matter with toothless resolutions? It might feel good to condemn Hamas or Israel, but what does it accomplish? Neither Bibi Netanyahu nor Hamas is waiting with bated breath to learn what Easton thinks. I actually feel that this kind of meaningless resolution, on a local level, only serves the ego of its sponsors. 

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Did Council discuss the Ukraine conflict? Asking for a Palestanian friend.

Anonymous said...

Nope. Taiba doesn’t care about Ukraine

Anonymous said...

I think it’s rich that Jews are being accused of ethnic cleansing. These people are crazy!

Anonymous said...

I can’t believe the level of antisemitism I am seeing in this country, especially on college campuses. Jews in Brooklyn were told to stay indoors by NYPD because of demonstrations. This is unacceptable in America in 2023!

Anonymous said...

Muslims are also told to stay at home but then an Islamophobic homegrown terrorist entered the tenant unit a stabbed a 6-year-old Palestinian child 26 times.

Anonymous said...

Yes. Taiba cared. But the rest of the members showed the same kind of funky behavior.