Three Los Angeles City Council members introduced a resolution on Tuesday, June 4, calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
“Today, we introduced a resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the unconditional return of all hostages, the safe and immediate passage of humanitarian aid and medical care to Gaza,” Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez said toward the end of Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
Councilwoman Nithya Raman joined Hernandez in introducing the resolution, and Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez seconded it. According to Hernandez’s office, the resolution will be considered by the council’s Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee for further consideration.
Hernandez urged her colleagues to support the resolution, which she says that more than 100 cities and towns have officially called for a ceasefire and an end to the “indiscriminate bombardment of civilians.”
“The call for a ceasefire has been used by world leaders, humanitarian organizations, labor unions, students and the global community. It’s past time that Los Angeles joined that chorus,” Hernandez said. “Over the last seven months, Angelenos from all walks of life have come together to mourn this terrible violence.”
She added, “We grieve the lives lost in Palestine and Israel, and call for an end to this humanitarian catastrophe and the return of all hostages.”
The councilwoman acknowledged a group of Los Angeles city workers, who she says has been pushing for this resolution internally for some time.
If the City Council adopts the resolution, Los Angeles would join major cities such as Seattle, Oakland, and San Francisco. In Southern California, Pomona, Cudahy, Bell, Bell Gardens, Montebello and Santa Ana, have also passed ceasefire resolutions.
In April, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, representing more than 300 local unions and other labor groups, passed a ceasefire resolution of their own.