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As Israel-Hamas war escalates, Richmond City Council passes controversial resolution (passed a resolution in support of the people of Palestine)
nbcbayarea.com ^ | 10/24/2023 | By Pete Suratos

Posted on 10/25/2023 8:24:21 AM PDT by bitt

As the war continues to escalate between Israel and Hamas, the city of Richmond is weighing in on the international crisis.

The City Council overnight Wednesday passed a resolution in support of the people of Palestine, according to the Jewish News of Northern California, a move the local Palestinian community is applauding.

“I applaud the city of Richmond for taking this seriously. Personally, my friends have been attacked at UC Berkeley walking home for just for wearing a Kufiya,” said Luqman Elbakri of Berkeley.

The resolution was to “affirm the city’s support and solidarity with the Palestinian people of Gaza,” something members of the local Jewish community are calling "antisemitic."

An amendment was added to the resolution, acknowledging the death toll in both Israel and Palestine.

Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez explained why the council is taking the stance now.

“The people of the United States whose government and tax dollars directly support Israel’s military, have an immediately moral obligation to condemn Israel's acts of collective punishment in the apartheid state,” he said.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: california; domesticenemies; hamas; richmondcity; ucberkley
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1 posted on 10/25/2023 8:24:21 AM PDT by bitt
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

also

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/tempers-fly-richmond-council-meeting-israel-hamas-18443610.php


2 posted on 10/25/2023 8:25:12 AM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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To: bitt

Richmond first goes full DemocRAT Turd Roller and now they’ve gone Muslim Terrorist Turd Rollers. I can see what the azhos decided to get rid of Robert E. Lee’s statue. They aren’t Americans anymore.


3 posted on 10/25/2023 8:27:44 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't be an attention ho. Country Music Stars aren't given Grammys by the retarded, "woke" left. )
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To: bitt

Where’s the Mossad sniper when we need him?


4 posted on 10/25/2023 8:28:39 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: bitt

The Case for Foreign National Deportation-Conditional citizenship is the only way to keep our Republic safe!
Frontpagemagazine ^ | 10-25-23 | Jason D. Hill

I might go further than DeSantis. I would call for the revocation of citizenship of naturalized persons who not only support Hamas, the Taliban, and communism but who, by whatever means and through whatever medium, communicate a deep hatred for the United States.

We are in the midst of a civilizational crisis. It is time to close ranks and revert to type – that is, revert to being patriotic Americans. The right to demean and belittle the United States is not the first right granted to foreign nationals when they are graciously allowed on American soil. Given the war on the West, and the attacks on American civilization on so many fronts, I would recommend that each foreign national student be thoroughly vetted for any anti-American sentiments before entrance into our universities.

They must sign a loyalty oath mandating them to defend—if called upon to do so—the reputation of the United States which has granted them refuge, an education, and a chance to make something of their lives which most of them were denied in their home countries. And let us not forget one thing: immigration is not a right; it is a privilege.

If we made naturalized citizenship conditional by literally requiring aspiring citizens to sign a pledge of allegiance and something on the order of a non-disclosure clause which prohibits them from making, not legitimate and rational criticisms of the state but rather, hateful invectives against our republic, we might see a reduction in the proclivities for defamation and destruction among many naturalized immigrants from certain groups who use and abuse this country, who become Americans or permanent residents for reasons of political and economic expediency—such as the 9-11 terrorists.

The time has come for great purges because in a civilizational war when the enemies announce themselves in the open and act with impunity, we must act in the spirit of self-preservation and exercise justice. Why should Americans live in fear of foreign nationals, supercilious young people, many of whom can barely write a term paper, but who want to dictate the terms of our domestic and foreign policy? By what right?

The recommendations laid out here call for a massive re-examination of our refugee and immigration policies. We not only need skilled and growth enhancing immigrants, we need patriots—folks who love America before they even arrive on her shores. We want immigrants who are assimilable and willing to adapt themselves to American culture and values and to grow into becoming Americans. People who, in the end, will see no distinction between their moral identities and their American identities. These are the vanguards and sentinels who will help us rebuild our crumbling civilization and defeat the nihilists and value-junkies from assuming ascendancy in our country.

If such recommendations seem harsh, look around you and consider the results. If you feel fearful of posting your value-laden views on social media for fear that you could be harmed by any sinister monster lurking in the shadows, ask yourself: Why? Why should our universities be the breeding ground for hatred, for bullying, for the celebration of the murder of innocent victims?

Why should the universities and their students contribute to the radicalism, anti-Semitism, and anti-Americanism at the expense of the American people? And why should the visitors to our country, or those on whom citizenship was bestowed as a gift, start dictating the terms of their visit, and be given the freedom to participate in rewriting the American narrative which then determines a redefined way of life for us? One alien to the essence of who we are.

When guests in your own country begin to make you feel as if you cannot understand the order of your home any longer, then, in the words of the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Schold—“Unfortunately, they cannot stay.”

Excerpted:
The Case for Foreign National Deportation
Conditional citizenship is the only way to keep our Republic safe.
October 25, 2023 by Jason D. Hill 12 Comments

https://www.frontpagemag.com/the-case-for-foreign-national-deportation/

https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/


5 posted on 10/25/2023 8:30:00 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Flu vaccines, might work, if you’ve never had that flu! Otherwise they don't do any good/nor work!!!)
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To: bitt

It is the Richmond in California, not Virginia.


6 posted on 10/25/2023 8:31:55 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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“my friends have been attacked at UC Berkeley walking home for just for wearing a Kufiya,”

Imagine that. I bet some folks have also been attacking walking home from a Klan rally in their white robes too.


7 posted on 10/25/2023 8:32:10 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I might be wrong but That Richmond is in California?

I live in Chesterfield Virginia, not far from Richmond and I’ve heard nothing!


8 posted on 10/25/2023 8:33:00 AM PDT by justme4now (Our Right's are God given and I don't need permission from politicians or courts to exercise them!)
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To: bitt

...Of course they did. Hating on t3h j0000z is more hip and trendy right now than it’s been since 1930s Germany.


9 posted on 10/25/2023 8:33:11 AM PDT by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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I should have know that right of. Cauliphonya is a big terrorism supporting state. They have welcome wagons at the border to meet the terrorists.


10 posted on 10/25/2023 8:35:56 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't be an attention ho. Country Music Stars aren't given Grammys by the retarded, "woke" left. )
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To: JSM_Liberty

It is the Richmond in California“

Thanks for clarifying. It makes more sense now. I did not think Richmond Va had gone that far off the rails. It drives me crazy when people post stories about cities or towns but leave out the state.


11 posted on 10/25/2023 8:37:23 AM PDT by gibsonguy ( )
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To: bitt

Richmond California, Not Richmond, VA.


12 posted on 10/25/2023 8:40:17 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: bitt

Hate has a home there


13 posted on 10/25/2023 8:40:58 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: JSM_Liberty

Typical of Commiefornia.


14 posted on 10/25/2023 8:44:57 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: bitt
Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez explained why the council is taking the stance now. “The people of the United States whose government and tax dollars directly support Israel’s military, have an immediately moral obligation to condemn Israel's acts of collective punishment in the apartheid state,” he said.

It sounds like they made sure to have the latest talking points from Hamas.

15 posted on 10/25/2023 8:52:31 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Sounds like a great idea, with the best of intentions. What could possibly go wrong?)
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To: bitt

Screw Gaza. It is the ultimate sh!thole. I feel sorry for the ones there who haven’t had hatred bred into them, but it looks like they are few.


16 posted on 10/25/2023 8:52:59 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I hate to defend the government of Richmond, VA; however, this article refers to Richmond, CALIFORNIA.

On the other hand, I wouldn’t put such a resolution past the the Leftists on the Richmond City Council!


17 posted on 10/25/2023 8:54:13 AM PDT by Ozymandias Ghost
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Richmond, Calif. is in a very blue area—northwest of Berkeley, northeast of Frisco and across San Rafael Bay from Marin County, home of the Mercedes Marxists, Cadillac Commies and Porsche Pinkos.


18 posted on 10/25/2023 8:55:17 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill

Just looked it up. Changed the Woodrow Wilson Elementary school to the Michelle Obamma Elementary School. It seems I remember they did something similar to another school a while back. They’re not really into America.


19 posted on 10/25/2023 9:00:19 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't be an attention ho. Country Music Stars aren't given Grammys by the retarded, "woke" left. )
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To: bitt

Sounds like they need to have a Clockwork Orange-style screening of the IDF footage


20 posted on 10/25/2023 9:10:03 AM PDT by william clark (A man who is unwilling to be proven wrong has little regard for truth.)
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