People from both sides packed the council chambers on Tuesday night (Nov. 14) for a long and emotional meeting. Mayor Sally Meadows had to tell people to stop interrupting several times, and multiple police officers were present.
"Myself and hundreds of other families in our community no longer feel safe, no longer feel supported, no longer have a sense of belonging," resident Alex Levich said.
"If any resolution needs to be passed, it needs to be a resolution that strongly denounces any hate," Aiza Khalid said.
"If your house was on fire, how would you feel if the fire department started hosing down every other house on the block and told you all houses matter?" he said.
"The threat of violence against Jews in our community is not the same as threats against me, or threats of violence against other marginalized groups," he said.
"I just cannot move on from what happened on Oct. 7," Weinberg said. Councilwoman Neysa Fligor said Muslim residents feel unsafe too.
Weinberg agreed to write a
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