The Anchorage Assembly, at its regular meeting on Tuesday will vote on a resolution calling on Alaska’s congressional delegation to support an “immediate bilateral ceasefire, the release of all hostages, the safe passage of food, water, medical supplies, and other life-saving humanitarian aid into Gaza, and ultimately long-term peace and security for the people of Israel and Palestine.”
In so many words, it is what the Anchorage Party for Socialism and Liberation has been calling for during recent assembly meetings.
The resolution is being sponsored by Assemblywoman Karen Bronga and Assemblymen George Martinez and Felix Rivera. The resolution does not condemn Hamas for starting the conflict, but takes a conciliatory approach. It also states the Anchorage School District student body has over 100 languages spoken in it and that Anchorage is a “welcoming city;” the addition of those Whereas items is unclear in the context of the war in Gaza and the funding of terrorism by Iran. Iran as an instigator and terrorism funder in the conflict is not mentioned anywhere in the resolution.
The Anchorage Assembly meetings start at 5 pm on the ground floor of the Loussac Library, at 36th Avenue and Denali Street.
Read the resolution at this link.
