Public Comment

Stop the genocide in Gaza. Innocent children are dying, suffering, cold, hungry. Have a heart! Not everyone is involved with Hamas. Stop funding Israel, Netanyahu is sick.

Adopt the resolution presented by Mr. Damaska to council at public comment on October 30th. Hundreds of people packed city hall to attendances never seen in decades, and gave the resolution a standing ovation. Listen to your constituents. https://imgur.com/a/aWGYkrc?fbclid=IwAR2AY9FNvOwBjwaJgyG53Z2wZA9nuT2Y7hUKk_xvY7wUVdB7qu-2clVgsH8

Mayor Bibbs support of apartheid Israel and the genocide of the Palestinian people is extremely disappointing. I expect better from our city’s elected officials.

Shame on the mayor and his people for not condemning Israel. They are intentionally committing war crimes and murdering innocent people. The city needs to apologize to the Cleveland residents for supporting genocide. As the world is slowly waking up and realizing Israel bombs children with our tax dollars, we will remember where the Cleveland Mayor stood - committed to his wallet and not the lives on humans. Shame on you.

What is happening is no war, it is genocide, it is ethnic cleansing. By their own admission, Israel is committing war crimes. They declared their intention to force, through the tragic military bombardment, more than 1 million Palestinians from their homes and Northern Gaza and ethnically cleanse them. A crime against humanity. They stated publicly and have donors in front of the eyes of the world the intention to deny 2.2 million people water, electricity, medicine, life saving equipment. And every minute children are being slaughtered by the artillery, by the relentless bombardment of residential complexes, of hospitals, of schools, of civilian infrastructure. We have Jewish people here in America, in Ohio, or in Canada and even in Israel calling it a genocide. Scholars and academics calling this genocidal. Before October 7th, Netanyahu appeared in front of UN General Assembly with a map of Israel that had removed all references to Palestine. A clear declaration of intent to destroy the Palestinian people and steal all of their land.

The people of Gaza are being killed by the thousands from Israel’s attacks. The city of Cleveland must not support this genocide and instead voice support for Palestinians. Free Palestine

Our government’s ‘unwavering’ support of Israel’s war crimes is absolutely disgusting. The IDF has collectively punished the entire population of the Gaza Strip (which by the way is about 50% CHILDREN) instead of sending in special forces to retrieve the hostages which is what they are claiming this collective punishment is all about. Please, please call for a ceasefire.

Stop funding genocide and fund education

I would like help with a homeless family. I would like to fix their house up with the donated funds and become a project manager till its done. I will also donate funds.

I saw one negative commenter regarding Councilperson Griffin/Mayor Bibb's condemnation of the brutal Hamas attack that occurred on October 7. As a proud Member of the Cleveland Jewish Community, I want to thank Cleveland leadership for standing with people of Israel and Jewish People in condemning Hamas's attack. When Clevelanders, including those with a history anti-Semitic rhetoric and activity, like Mr. Zurub make vitriolic and pointed comments at members of Cleveland leadership for simply condemning murder and rape, it does not speak for the majority of Cleveland residents.