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the power of Jewish people as a collective - especially but not exclusively, the myth about <br /> a world Jewish conspiracy or of Jewish people controlling the media, economy, <br /> government or other societal institutions; and (3) accusing Jewish people as a people of <br /> being responsible for real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a single Jewish person <br /> or group, the state of Israel, or even for acts committed by non-Jewish people. <br /> WHEREAS, Jewish houses of worship are increasingly targets of violent attacks <br /> in the United States, as evidenced by the deadly assaults on synagogues in Pittsburgh, <br /> Pennsylvania in 2018 and Poway, California in 2019; and <br /> WHEREAS, such antisemitic incidents are part of a broader increase in the number <br /> and intensity of antisemitic incidents in the United States and around the world, as <br /> evidenced by studies by the Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European <br /> Jewry and hate crime statistics collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and <br /> WHEREAS, government institutions have a responsibility to protect all of its <br /> residents from acts of hate and bigotry, including antisemitism. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa <br /> Ana as follows: <br /> Section 1. The Santa Ana City Council condemns the recent rise in antisemitic violence <br /> and harassment targeting Jewish people, and standing in solidarity with those affected by <br /> antisemitism. <br /> Section 2. The Santa Ana City Council hereby adopts the non-legally binding <br /> International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of <br /> Antisemitism. <br /> Section 3. As officials elected to represent all residents of the City of Santa Ana, efforts <br /> will be made to be active allies of the Jewish community and pledge to actively seek open <br /> lines of communication with the leaders of the organized Jewish community on issues <br /> pertaining to their constituency. <br /> Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by City Council <br /> and the Clerk of Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this resolution. <br /> ADOPTED this day of January, 2021 . <br /> Vicente <br /> Sarmiento <br /> Mayor <br /> APPROVED AS TO FORM: <br /> City Council 27 — 5 1/18/2022 <br />