Chauncey, Ohio passed a CEASEFIRE resolution on May 8, 2024

Calling for an immediate cease-fire in Israel and Palestine.

Whereas, the community of Chauncey Village, and therefore the Chauncey Village Council, supports the health, safety, and basic human rights of all people, both here and abroad, and

Whereas the Chauncey Village wants to be a part of the growing voices of more than 70 cities around the nation, speaking up for those basic human rights, and

Whereas the Chauncey Village is opposed to the U.S. imperialism war and genocide wherever it occurs;

Whereas the Chauncey Village supports the U.S. military and personnel;

Whereas, the Chauncey Village Council has the power to illuminate the demands of its constituents to larger political entities, and

Whereas all human life is precious, and the targeting of civilians, no matter their faith or ethnicity, is a violation of international humanitarian law.

Whereas hundreds of thousands of lives are at imminent risk if a cease-fire is not achieved and humanitarian aid is not delivered without delay; and

Whereas we unconditionally oppose the anti-Semitism and Islamophobia that have led to the rise in hateful rhetoric and actions targeting Jewish, Muslim and Arab people in the United States and worldwide.

Whereas the Federal Government holds immense diplomatic power to save Israeli and Palestinian lives:

Now, therefore, be it Resolved, that the Chauncey Village Council —

(1) urges leaders at the Federal and State levels to immediately call for and facilitate
cease-fire to urgently end the current violence; and

(2) urges the federal government to halt funding for the war, and

(3) calls upon the Biden administration to promptly send and facilitate the entry of humanitarian assistance into Gaza.