Jewish mayor of Minneapolis issues veto, Chicago mayor votes yes in latest wave of ceasefire resolutions
Jacob Frey, the Jewish mayor of Minneapolis, criticized “a one-sided resolution that adds more division to an already fraught situation”
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The resolution passed with a veto-proof majority, so Mayor Jacob Frey's decision is mainly symbolic
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