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To: Mitchell Brownstein, the mayor
Côte Saint-Luc - Mayor Mitchell Brownstein and City Council: Join the National Call for a Ceasefire
Dear Mayor,
Join the growing international calls in support of an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Tens of thousands of Palestinians, mostly women and children have already been killed and wounded by Israeli forces in a campaign of vengeance and collective punishment. This cruelty will never bring security and peace to Israelis. It will only bring hate and anger from millions who live through unspeakable suffering. The war on Gaza and dangerous nationalist rhetoric coming from Israeli government are also breeding antisemitism around the world. This puts in danger even our lives in Quebec and no amount of policing, no amount of censorship and cracking down on demonstrations would make us safer, but sincere peace effort will.
Israel has all the power to stop this massacre. All they need to do is just that - stop. Then sit down with all Palestinian factions and talk about peace in good faith.
Millions of people and many municipalities have already joined the call for immediate and unconditional cease-fire. So should Côte St-Luc.
Why is this important?
Over the past days and weeks, I have watched with profound grief as the civilian death toll in Gaza has mounted. After a promised pause, the Israeli military has resumed attacks on the people of Gaza. It is more clear now than ever before that what we really need is a permanent ceasefire.
One way we can do that is to get more prominent politicians into the fray. Already, some municipal politicians have called on the Canadian government to support a permanent ceasefire. The more decision-makers who add their voices, the more pressure there will be on the federal government.
Add your name to call on your local Mayor and council to come out in support of a permanent ceasefire in Gaza now.