Jewish mayor of Minneapolis issues veto, Chicago mayor votes yes in latest wave of ceasefire resolutions

(JTA) — Progressive mayors of two major American cities took opposite tacks Wednesday toward local resolutions endorsing a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, a sign of enduring divisions between Democrats as the war is about to enter its fifth month. 

Jacob Frey, the Jewish mayor of Minneapolis, vetoed his city council’s resolution endorsing a ceasefire, calling it “a one-sided resolution that adds more division to an already fraught situation.” 

Hours later, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson cast the tiebreaking vote in favor of a ceasefire resolution in his own…