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The council meeting was disrupted by residents in attendance after the resolution was unanimously passed.

The resolution comes a week after Rep. Elise Stefanik's viral questioning of university presidents on antisemitism on college campuses.

A bipartisan group of senators introduced a resolution Thursday condemning Hamas for its use of sexual violence during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The prevalence of sexual violence during Hamas’s initial attack has been well documented, and reports since the attack revealed the gruesome acts of rape used as a weapon of war. The…

Ten countries, including the United States and Israel, opposed the resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza that was overwhelmingly passed by the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. The United Nations General Assembly passed the resolution with 153 in favor, 10 opposed and 23 abstentions that calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, where Israel has…

The measure has undergone several revisions since it was introduced last month.

The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, where Israel is waging a war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas that has left more than 10,000 dead. The General Assembly resolution, which is nonbinding, demands an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and calls for all parties to…

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized the Biden administration after the U.S. blocked a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the United States’ decision to veto a proposed United Nations resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing Israel and Hamas war. In a video statement on Saturday, Netanyahu — speaking in Hebrew — called the U.S.’s stance on the matter “correct,” saying…

Fourteen House lawmakers voted against a GOP-led resolution on Tuesday “denouncing the drastic rise of antisemitism” in the U.S. and around the world after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, with many of the detractors accusing the legislation of conflating criticisms of the Israeli government with antisemitism. The resolution stated that anti-Zionism is antisemitism.…

The council heard from residents during public comment, some who supported the measure and others who questioned the impact it could have on the community.