Alameda County Democratic Central Committee (California) passed a CEASEFIRE resolution on November 1, 2023

Resolution Affirming ACDCC Support and Solidarity with the Palestinian People

WHEREAS, the ACDCC condemns the recent murder of civilians, including by Israel in Gaza, Israeli armed settlers in the West Bank, and by Hamas in Israel, and recognizes that Israel's attacks on Gaza constitute the war crime of collective punishment; Israel, according to its own leaders, is engaging in collective punishment against Gazans in response to the horrendous attacks by Hamas on 10/7/23 that killed 1400 Israelis; this collective punishment against the Palestinian people includes the murder of over 8,648 and counting, of who over 3,450 children, as well as the denial of electricity, water, food, and medicine, leading Oxfam to conclude Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war; and

WHEREAS, Israel is also committing acts of genocide and ethnic cleansing by forcing 2,000,000 Palestinians to leave Gaza or risk being bombed, then bombing them as they flee; a leaked 10/17/23 Israeli government document cites the current moment as a “unique and rare opportunity” to displace Palestinians to Egypt and other countries that could “absorb” them; and

WHEREAS, Israel has maintained a military occupation and an apartheid system of laws and practices that, as described by HRW, serves to fragment, oppress and dispossess Palestinians; even prior to the current bombardment, Gaza has been subjected to a complete blockade that has caused 80% of the population to rely on humanitarian aid & 60% of Palestinian children to be anemic; and Israel would not be able to maintain this apartheid regime without billions in military aid provided by the U.S. every year, thereby depriving U.S. citizens of money for their own basic needs while forcing us to be complicit in crimes against humanity; and

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the ACDCC advocates for the dignity, safety and equality of all people, regardless of religion or race, and opposes racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, colonialism and ethno-nationalism in all their forms; and thus stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the ACDCC calls for our Congressmembers to demand: an immediate ceasefire; the unrestricted entry of humanitarian assistance into Gaza; the restoration of food, water, fuel and electricity to Gaza; the release of all hostages held by Hamas & Israel; an end to all U.S. military aid to Israel; the development of a lasting peace that addresses the root causes of the current conflict which lie in decades of institutionalized oppression and occupation. of food, water, fuel and electricity to Gaza;

Authors: Austin Tam, Yoana Tchoukleva, Soli Alpert

Sponsored by: Moina Shaiq, Paola Laverde, Chaney Turner, Victor Aguilar, Michele Pryor, Kristy Boer, Barisha Spriggs, Mel Shuen-Mallory, Pamela Drake, Howard Egerman