Press Release by the Mayors of the Demerged Municipalities of the Association of Suburban Municipalities
Touched by the situation that is currently unfolding in Israel and in Palestine, the mayors of the demerged municipalities of Montreal which are represented by the Association of Suburban Municipalities (ASM), have issued the following Press Release:
Statement by the Mayors of the Demerged Municipalities of the Association of Suburban Municipalities
Montreal West, October 12, 2023 – The mayors of the demerged municipalities of Montreal, which are represented by the Association of Suburban Municipalities (ASM), wish to issue the following statement:
The assaults perpetrated by Hamas are horrifying and shocking. Such atrocity and violence are completely unacceptable and must be condemned. They go against the peace and safety of all people living in the area.
Hamas is destroying all hope and effort for a calm and wise path towards security and prosperity in the region. It is doing a disservice to the people it claims to defend, but rather promotes the interests of terrorist regimes and forces that have their own agenda.
The disturbing images that we have seen in recent days – and which unfortunately continue to surface by the hour – have affected us deeply. We are devastated for all the children, families and civilians impacted by this pain, terror, and violence. These acts of horror and terror must be denounced.
We stand in solidarity with our friends and neighbors who are upset by the large-scale terrorist attacks that have taken place in Israel. We condemn the heinous and violent acts of aggression perpetrated by Hamas on innocent human beings, and our hearts go out to the victims and their families.
We must also denounce the rallies that took place last weekend and celebrated the murder of innocent human beings. This is unacceptable!
Our priority now is to support affected residents and families, and to keep the peace within our own communities.
About the Association of Suburban Municipalities
The Association of Suburban Municipalities (ASM) is an association of the fifteen demerged municipalities of the agglomeration of Montreal, each autonomous in its municipal management and its voice. Together, they have some 250,000 citizens. These municipalities are Baie-d'Urfé, Beaconsfield, Côte-Saint-Luc, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Dorval, L'Île-Dorval, Hampstead, Kirkland, Montreal East, Montreal West, Mount Royal, Pointe-Claire, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Senneville, and Westmount.
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For more information: https://www.amb-asm.qc.ca/
Source: Association of Suburban Municipalities (ASM)
