Reuters said on Thursday that an analysis it conducted of city data showed that about 70 American cities issued resolutions regarding the Israeli war on Gaza, most of which call for a ceasefire, which puts more pressure on President Joe Biden to help end the fighting before the elections scheduled to be held in Next November.
The agency explained that at least 48 cities issued symbolic resolutions calling for an end to the Israeli bombing of Gaza, while 6 other cities issued resolutions calling for peace on a broader scale, while 20 resolutions were issued condemning the attack of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Israel on October 7. Last October.
Most of the resolutions calling for a ceasefire were passed in Democratic states such as California, but at least 14 resolutions were issued in swing states such as Michigan, which may decide Biden’s bid for re-election against former Republican President Donald Trump.
Reuters analysis showed that Chicago was the largest city that called for a ceasefire, and other cities also called for the decision, including Seattle, San Francisco, and Carrboro, North Carolina, and Wilmington, Delaware.
Voter frustration
For her part, Gabriela Santiago Romero, a Detroit council member who voted in favor of the Michigan ceasefire resolution, said that the vote in favor of the Gaza ceasefire reflects the frustration of young and non-white voters towards Biden and other Democratic Party leaders.
She added that young voters want leadership that is ready to listen to them, stressing that Democrats must listen to their requests and invest in diversity, as she put it.
For his part, Douglas Wilson, a Democratic strategist in the swing state of North Carolina, said that the war will be on the minds of voters, especially with the presence of Muslim and Jewish voters who can decide the elections in some states, he said.
American support for Israel throughout the war caused Americans to be sharply divided, with protests continuing and lawsuits being filed against the Biden administration, while a poll conducted by Reuters showed support from both the Republican and Democratic parties for a ceasefire.
