Durham City Council to vote on Gaza ceasefire resolution Monday night
The Durham City Council will vote on a resolution Monday night for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The resolution would make Durham one of just 70 cities across the country, including Carrboro, to adopt a ceasefire resolution.
The proposed resolution “urges the Biden administration to call for and facilitate de-escalation and a sustained, bilateral ceasefire,” as well as calling for humanitarian aid to Gaza and the release of all hostages and Palestinians unjustly held.
Those who support the ceasefire believe the resolution will pass.
The vote is a stark contrast to how Raleigh City Council handled calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Earlier in February, Raleigh City Council, through a statement from Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin, said the council would not vote on a ceasefire resolution.
In the first meeting after that statement, protesters forced the meeting to end 45 minutes into the meeting’s public comment section.
The Durham vote comes as officials in Gaza say over 29,000 people have died in the country since the start of the war between Hamas and Israel.
In the last four months, supporters of Palestine have gathered for mass demonstrations in support of a ceasefire, including a demonstration by Jewish Voice for Peace that stopped traffic on N.C. Highway 147.
Durham residents, the Durham Workers Assembly and Mothers for Ceasefire will rally outside city council chambers at 6 p.m. and go inside for the meeting, which starts at 7 p.m.
The full proposed resolution can be found here.
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