WATCH: Shocking City Council Meeting Goes Viral as Oakland Residents Deny Oct. 7 and Praise Hamas

A video from a city council session in Oakland has gone viral over a number of bizarre takes on the Israel-Hamas war.

During a City Hall special session on Monday night, Oakland’s city council voted for a resolution supporting a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution calls for the unrestricted entry of humanitarian assistance into Gaza, a demand of “respect for international law” and the release of all hostages still held by the Hamas terror organization.

While the resolution succeeded with a unanimous vote, the council voted beforehand to reject an amendment proposed by Council member Dan Kalb. The amendment, which failed with a 6-2 vote, would have expressly condemned international terrorism and Hamas’ instigation of the war with the atrocities they committed on October 7th.

As the resolution and proposed amendments were deliberated over the five hour session, the council heard from a number of members of the public who shared their fiery opinions about Israel, Hamas, and who is ultimately responsible for the situation in Gaza. A montage of the public comment period went viral on social media — as many of the speakers downplayed Hamas’ actions, denied them outright and blamed the IDF for killing Israelis.

Here are some of their statements:

“There’s not been beheadings of babies and rapings. Israel murdered their own people. On October 7th.”

“Calling Hamas a terrorist organization is ridiculous, racist and plays into genocidal propaganda that is flooding our media and that we should be doing everything possible to combat.”

“I support the right of Palestinians to resist occupation, including through Hamas, the armed wing of the unified Palestinian resistance.”

“As an Arab, asking with this context to condemn Hamas is very anti-Arab, racist”

“The notion that this was a massacre of Jews is a fabricated narrative. Many of those killed on October 7th, including children, were killed by the IDF. An amendment condemning Hamas is bald propaganda…

“To hear them complain about Hamas violence is like listening to a wife-beater complain when his wife finally stands up and fights back.

“Did anyone else notice that those who oppose this resolution are old white supremacists?”

“There’s been a lot of atrocity propaganda, ranging from claims of headed babies to mass rape.”

“Hamas is not a terrorist organization just because the U.S. and Israel deem it. Hamas is a resistance organization that fighting for the liberation of Palestinian people and their land.”

Watch above.

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