The deputy mayor of Waverley Council has been sacked after trying to amend a motion about the Israel-Gaza conflict to call out "war crimes" by Israel.

Key points:
- Two Greens councillors were removed from positions on Waverley Council
- Mayor Paula Masselos says the deputy mayor was removed as he has lost the confidence of the community
- Councillor Ludovico Fabiano said it wasn't right for him be removed for having a different perspective

At last week's meeting, Waverley Council voted on a motion to condemn the attack on Israeli civilians by Hamas and give $10,000 to Jewish community organisations in their area.

Former deputy mayor Ludovico Fabiano backed fellow Greens councillor Dominic Wy Kanak's amendment to also condemn "war crimes perpetrated by a right-wing Israeli government including the bombing of Palestinian civilians".

The amendment further called for "all perpetrators to be held accountable for their actions in accordance with international law" and "an end to the war in Gaza".

The amendments were voted against by all other members of council.

Councillors then called an extraordinary meeting on Thursday night, where Cr Fabiano was voted out of his deputy mayor position.

The NSW Council for Civil Liberties (CCL) said it was concerned that the councillors' "non-controversial" statements had led to the meeting calling for their removal from the deputy mayor and committee roles.

"Where there is an opinion being expressed that the majority may not agree with, that is not controversial, that is, 'Please respect international law' — that should be encouraged," CCL president Lydia Shelly said.

"It certainly shouldn't lead to any oppressive conduct where someone loses their position.

"We cannot be encouraging any processes that lead to the squashing of alternative views and … silencing dissent."

This petition seeks to encourage Mayor Paula Masselos to reinstate the Deputy Mayor to his position as it is undemocratic to remove someone from an elected position simply to silence alternative views.