Numerous municipalities and other local bodies in the United States have passed resolutions urging a ceasefire in the Gaza war. Resolutions are generally modeled after the Ceasefire Now resolution, introduced in the US Congress by Cori Bush, which also called for release of the hostages. At least 20 cities condemned the October 7 attacks. Seventy cities had passed resolutions by the end of January 2024. As of March 2024, resolutions have passed in over 100 localities, including the major cities of Atlanta, Chicago, Dayton, Detroit, Minneapolis, Providence, Sacramento, Seattle, St. Paul, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Toledo.
Resolution proponents generally call for greater recognition of Palestinian rights, an immediate end to military hostilities, and the provision of humanitarian aid. The resolutions have been opposed by advocates for Israel who argue that a ceasefire would impede the Israeli military effort to defeat Hamas. In San Francisco, proponents included hundreds of Jews and Muslims opposed to the war. In March 2024, The Cincinnati City Council passed a resolution that called for "a six-week cease-fire, the release of vulnerable hostages, and the provision of unrestricted humanitarian aid."
List of municipalities passing ceasefire resolutions
Date State Locality October 25, 2023CaliforniaRichmondNovember 2, 2023Rhode IslandProvidenceNovember 7, 2023CaliforniaCudahyNovember 14, 2023North CarolinaCarrboroNovember 20, 2023OhioAkronNovember 21, 2023MichiganDetroitNovember 21, 2023WashingtonSeattleNovember 27, 2023CaliforniaOaklandDecember 4, 2023CaliforniaHollisterDecember 11, 2023WashingtonBellinghamDecember 12, 2023CaliforniaFolsomDecember 12, 2023New MexicoTaosDecember 18, 2023MichiganKalamazooDecember 19, 2023CaliforniaLong BeachDecember 19, 2023MichiganWayne CountyDecember 20, 2023OhioDaytonDecember 20, 2023PennsylvaniaState CollegeJanuary 2, 2024IowaIowa CityJanuary 2, 2024ConnecticutBridgeportJanuary 3, 2024MainePortlandJanuary 9, 2024CaliforniaCotatiJanuary 9, 2024CaliforniaSan FranciscoJanuary 11, 2024MichiganAnn ArborJanuary 16, 2024IowaCoralvilleJanuary 16, 2024MinnesotaHastingsJanuary 17, 2024MichiganWashtenaw CountyJanuary 25, 2024 Massachusetts SomervilleJanuary 20, 2024MassachusettsCambridgeJanuary 22, 2024New YorkNewburghJanuary 22, 2024WashingtonPort TownsendJanuary 24, 2024CaliforniaMontebelloJanuary 31, 2024IllinoisChicagoFebruary 1, 2024IowaJohnson CountyFebruary 5, 2024ConnecticutWindsorFebruary 5, 2024OhioYellow SpringsFebruary 6, 2024 Massachusetts MedfordFebruary 12, 2024MichiganLansingFebruary 13, 2024IllinoisBolingbrookFebruary 13, 2024OhioToledoFebruary 15, 2024ColoradoGlenwood SpringsFebruary 19, 2024OhioAthensFebruary 26, 2024CaliforniaFort BraggFebruary 27, 2024VirginiaHarrisonburgMarch 4, 2024MassachusettsAmherstMarch 4, 2024New YorkBeaconMarch 6, 2024New JerseyWayneMarch 18, 2024MassachusettsGreenfieldMarch 19, 2024CaliforniaSacramentoMarch 24, 2024CaliforniaAlbanyMarch 25, 2024 Ohio Cleveland March 27, 2024South DakotaOglala Sioux TribeApril 2, 2024 Virginia CharlottesvilleApril 3, 2024MassachusettsEasthamptonApril 8, 2024IllinoisBurr RidgeApril 15, 2024IllinoisBataviaApril 30, 2024 Washington TacomaMay 1, 2024MassachusettsBostonMay 8, 2024OhioChaunceyMay 8, 2024New MexicoSanta FeMay 28, 2024MassachusettsCharlemontMay 28, 2024MichiganHamtramckMay 28, 2024CaliforniaPacificaJune 4, 2024CaliforniaEurekaJune 11, 2024South DakotaCheyenne River Sioux TribeJune 25, 2024MassachusettsMaldenFebruary 25, 2025CaliforniaGrass Valley
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