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Only people speaking to items on Surrey香蕉视频直播檚 public hearing agenda were allowed back in chambers
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Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke calls for peace in the Middle East

Surrey city council chambers was cleared Monday night following a disruption by angry protesters calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

香蕉视频直播淚 was shocked, to be honest, that they were so angry,香蕉视频直播 Locke said in the aftermath. 香蕉视频直播淪ome of the stuff they were yelling at us, calling us murderers香蕉视频直播

香蕉视频直播淭hey wanted the call for a ceasefire,香蕉视频直播 Locke said, 香蕉视频直播渁nd I called for peace, because peace to me is much larger than a ceasefire. I was personally taken aback that they got so cross.香蕉视频直播

At the outset of the meeting, Locke said the City of Surrey condemns all acts of racism, including anti-semitism, anti-Palestinian racism and Islamophobia. 香蕉视频直播淭he City of Surrey recognizes the humanitarian crisis unfolding around the world, including in Israel and in Gaza, and call for peace in order to protect all human lives, especially those of children,香蕉视频直播 she told the chamber.

The outburst happened after she made her statement.

香蕉视频直播淚 don香蕉视频直播檛 understand what they didn香蕉视频直播檛 like,香蕉视频直播 Locke told the Now-Leader. Clearing the council chambers, she said, 香蕉视频直播渨as truly something I never thought I was going to have to do. You know, we have the business of the city to run, this is the people香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播 all people香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播 place to be and it made it uncomfortable for a lot of people. A lot of people that were there for business left because it was upsetting to them.香蕉视频直播

Only people speaking to items on the public hearing agenda were allowed in chambers, after council returned from a brief recess. In the lobby outside chambers, a woman shouting about genocide yelled, 香蕉视频直播淐hildren, every ten minutes a child dies. You live with that, you live with that mayor, you live with that.香蕉视频直播

One man addressed council during the public hearing.

香蕉视频直播淚t wasn香蕉视频直播檛 until I stood up for Palestine where I have been threatened at my workplace, where individuals from around the world have been emailing the Surrey Teachers Association asking me to get fired,香蕉视频直播 he told council. 香蕉视频直播淚香蕉视频直播檓 not here on behalf of myself, I am here on behalf of the many teachers that I have been talking to who feel constricted in their workplaces.

香蕉视频直播淎s an individual who has been fighting for human rights, I only ask for simple words, simple words such as a ceasefire that I know most of you believe in,香蕉视频直播 he said.

Later in the meeting, Councillors Harry Bains and Linda Annis lauded Locke香蕉视频直播檚 comments.

香蕉视频直播淚 want to begin by thanking you for your statement earlier where you condemned all acts of racism in our community,香蕉视频直播 Bains. 香蕉视频直播淚 heard the individuals who spoke here today and I understand their emotions. Children are dying, and I can香蕉视频直播檛 imagine a world where that would be okay. I recognize the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza and the West Bank and I call for an immediate cease fire by all sides in order to protect all human life, including all of those children.香蕉视频直播

Annis echoed that. 香蕉视频直播淚 just wanted to thank you for your opening comments this evening around the horrific war that is taking place in the Middle East, and also to thank Councillor Bains as well, it was very difficult, and I think we all agree that a ceasefire is needed both for Israel and the folks living in the Gaza, it香蕉视频直播檚 horrific what香蕉视频直播檚 happening there and I just want to thank both of you for speaking up.香蕉视频直播

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