Agenda Item #11.1 Jeff Berta Received 02 22 2024.pdf1
Beth Minor
From:Jeff Berta <jeff.berta@yahoo.com>
Sent:Thursday, February 22, 2024 11:32 AM
To:Public Comments; All Council Members
Subject:EXTERNAL - YES on item 11.1 permanent ceasefire
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Hello Mayor and Gilroy City Council Members,
My name is Jeffrey Francis Berta and I’m a Gilroy Community Member. I’m emailing you to ask for your support to
approve a resoluƟon calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
The conƟnued violence inside Gaza is having a devastaƟng impact on PalesƟnians and hostages. The longer the
indiscriminate killing conƟnue, the more hatred is advanced.
Some say a ceasefire in Gaza and passing a resoluƟon will cause division within this community. I don’t believe that.
What causes division is killing, murdering of innocent civilians, intenƟonal starvaƟon and collecƟve punishment—exactly
what is occurring in Gaza now. Standing for peace and life should never divide. Some say it’s not up to ciƟes to pass
proclamaƟons on world affairs. However, the Gilroy City Council itself voted unanimously in support of the Ukrainian
ProclamaƟon only a couple years ago. We all inhabit this planet and it is all of our responsibiliƟes to speak up against
injusƟce whenever and wherever it occurs. The violence occurring in Gaza has a direct impact to our Gilroy community.
Our government should not be taking American tax payer dollars and handing it to the Israeli government knowing that
the money will lead to more death and destrucƟon. Our country has so many pressing issues where this money could
directly benefit our own civilians here at home. Please approve item 11.1 and call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
Thank you for your consideraƟon and Ɵme.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Berta
AGENDA ITEM 11.102/26/2024 Regular Meeting