Middle East resolution

Longtime resident raised concern about how Jewish residents feel in Dearborn, citing protests and the divestment vote, and repeatedly pressed the council and mayor to state what Israel should do when Hezbollah fires rockets and to denounce Hezbollah and Hamas.

Fordson alum disputed the account that Hezbollah is solely responsible for regional violence, citing his family's property in south Lebanon and the history of the region's partition.

Resident and museum commissioner said over 80,000 Palestinians have been killed in what he called a genocide recognized by international courts, and criticized Israeli wartime practices in Gaza.