Bowen, citing past resolutions spurred by both national and international events, said she believed the events of subsequent months were worthy of the Council discussion and potential resolution referenced in the letter.
“My motivation now is essentially the same as my motivation (at the time of the solidarity letter),” Bowen said. “That remaining silent risks leaving members of our community feeling unheard and unseen. Remaining silent then risked leaving members of our community guessing about what we might view as acceptable, what we are willing to ignore, what we are willing to face and discuss, whether we are able to listen to each other.
“I do not want anyone to interpret the combination of the statement we made in October and our silence now as meaning that we agree that the level of destruction, in civilian deaths and displacement, starvation and humanitarian currently unfolding in Gaza are justified or acceptable to us.”
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