Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza Echo in City Halls and Streets

More than a dozen U.S. city councils, including those in Democratic-led cities like Seattle, San Francisco, and Detroit, have passed resolutions urging Israel to stop shelling Gaza. While local resolutions have little direct impact on foreign policy, activists hope that a critical mass of these resolutions will send a message to the White House that support for Israel's military campaign is waning. Pro-Israel groups have expressed concern about potential hate speech and the spread of disinformation, while advocates for cease-fire resolutions see them as a way to be heard by elected officials when other avenues fail.