Jacksonville City Council members are standing firm in their support of Israel against Hamas after passing a resolution Tuesday night by a nearly unanimous vote.
“It’s pretty horrific news coming out of the Middle East. And I felt it was important, particularly with the fact that Congress doesn’t have a speaker right now, and State House is not in session for us as a legislative body to show our support for Israel and its right to defend itself against the terrorist group of Hamas,” Howland said.
During the meeting, Salem did not speak about why he voted “no,” and he has also declined to comment to News4JAX. “The resolution then clearly says we mourn the loss of lives. And we support Israel, and its right to defend itself against a terrorist group Hamas. So it’s timely to this. This issue right here be attacked by Hamas, and its right to defend itself from Israel,” Howland said.
“Hamas has committed one of the great atrocities in history, one of the greatest terrorist attacks in history,” Mullaney said.
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