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Philly Palestine Day event draws objections from Jewish organizations Beth Ann Rosica November 19, 2025 November 18, 2025

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Philadelphia’s fifth annual Palestine Day slated for next week in City Hall is stirring up controversy due to its proximity to an important date for Jewish people. The event is set for November 24, 2025, in the mayor’s reception room where she’ll issue a proclamation, according to a flyer provided by one of the organizers.

As a result, the Zionist Organization of America’s Greater Philadelphia (ZOAGP) chapter sent a certified letter to Mayor Cherelle Parker last week asking her to cancel the event “out of grave concern for the well-being of the

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