Iftekhar plans to lead a group from his organization during public comment time at the City Council’s 7 p.m. meeting at City Hall hoping to persuade council members to place it on a future ag…
An Israeli soldier on top a tank on the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Sunday, March 10, 2024. The army is battling Palestinian fighters across Gaza in the war ignited by the Hamas Oct. 7 attack into Israel. Representatives of the Northern Illinois American Muslin Alliance plan to ask the Waukegan City Council Monday to consider a resolution supporting a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, something Mayor Ann Taylor does not see as an appropriate issue for a municipal government.
“We want to have a public discussion,” Iftekhar said. “We want them to put it on the agenda and have a discussion.” Bemoaning the violence in Gaza, Iftekhar said a ceasefire is necessary to stop the loss of innocent lives. Just as diplomats conduct negotiations in the Middle East, discussions are necessary locally to hopefully influence the decision-makers, he said.
“I do not feel taking a position on these issues is what we do,” she said. “We don’t go involving ourselves with the schools or township. When I work with our state representatives or Congressman Schneider, it’s to get things for Waukegan, like grants.” Bellows said she wants to see an end to the war and a release of all the hostages because, “all this killing has to stop.”
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