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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland considered a resolution to call for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war on Monday, potentially joining nearly a dozen other U.S. cities from Michigan to Georgia that have supported the same. The resolution before the Oakland City Council also calls for the unrestricted entry of humanitarian assistance into Gaza and a restoration of basic services, as well as “respect for international law” and the release of all hostages. A temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, which Qatar helped broker, is currently in place. “It raises an interesting question on where they are getting this mandate to speak for the people in their city when nobody elected a city council person because of their stance on Middle East peace,” he said. Now, city councils are just the latest arena where intense debates over the war and the United States' support for Israel are playing out.

Persons: — Oakland, ”, councilmember Carroll Fife, David Glazier, Israel, “ We've, ___ Jablon, Julie Watson Organizations: OAKLAND, Oakland City, Loyola Law School, Jewish Community Relations Council, Oakland, Zionist, Israel, California Democratic Party, Health Ministry, Associated Press Locations: Calif, Israel, Michigan, Georgia, Gaza, ”, Oakland, Atlanta ; Akron , Ohio, Wilmington , Delaware, Providence , Rhode Island, Qatar, U.S, Los Angeles, Richmond, Ypsilanti, Detroit, San Francisco, United States, Southern California, Vermont, San Diego

State Senator Stephanie Chang, a longtime friend, said that since Oct. 7, when Hamas attacked Israel, Ms. Woll had been talking with Jewish and Muslim community leaders about helping civilians on the ground. She would always, he said, “draw out the best in everybody.”Speaking at the funeral, he noted the diverse crowd in attendance, which he said represented what Ms. Woll was about. “We have in this room, Muslims and Hindus, Catholics and Christians and Jews and all kinds of races, and everyone loves Sam and was affirmed by Sam,” he said. Rabbi Ariana Silverman of the Downtown Synagogue spoke about Ms. Woll’s recent work guiding the renovation of the synagogue, her leadership on fund-raising efforts and her openness to other viewpoints. “She certainly had her own convictions,” Rabbi Silverman said, “but she would really listen to different ideas and had the remarkable ability to say, ‘Let me think about it, and I will get back to you.’”

Persons: Stephanie Chang, Woll, Rabbi Asher Lopatin, Sam, ”, Rabbi Ariana Silverman, ” Rabbi Silverman, ’ Organizations: Jewish Community Relations Council Locations: Israel, Bloomfield Hills, Mich

[1/4] Members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) Counterterrorism unit patrol in Times Square, as the city takes security precautions ahead of planned demonstrations, in New York City, U.S., October 12, 2023. Adams said extra police patrols were being deployed in Jewish and Muslim communities alike. Former Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal called for protests across the Muslim world on Friday in support of Palestinians. TIMES SQUARE PROTEST EXPECTEDNew York City officials said they were bracing for at least one major demonstration planned for Times Square on Friday. He said the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and other federal authorities had held online security sessions with Jewish institutions around the country.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Kathy Hochul, Eric Adams, Adams, Khaled Meshaal, John Chell, Hochul, Montgomery, Abed Ayoub, Rabbi Yoni Fein, Fein, Biden, John Kirby, Kirby, Dan Whitcomb, Steve Gorman, Kanishka Singh, Patricia Zengerle, Brendan O'Brien, Lincoln, Jonathan Oatis, Alistair Bell Organizations: New York City Police Department, NYPD, Counterterrorism, REUTERS, Police, New, . New, . New York City, Hamas, Times, New York Police Department, National Guard, Los Angeles Police Department, Tourists, Facebook, Jewish Community Relations, Greater, The Jewish Federation of, U.S . Park Police, Montgomery Blair High, FBI, Palestinian, ICE, Maimonides Academy, Department of Homeland Security, CNN, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, New York, Los Angeles, . New York, Jewish, Gaza, Israel, Washington, American, Greater Washington, The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Four Corners , Maryland, United States, Fort Lauderdale , Florida

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