Cathie Berrey

Date: October 19, 2023

Organizers: Penn Against The Occupation (PAO), Philly Palestine Coalition (PPC)

Location: City Hall, Philadelphia, PA

Event Flyer: Instagram

On October 19, 2023, pro-Hamas activists spoke at a Philadelphia City Council meeting in opposition to a resolution condemning terror organization Hamas for the October 7, 2023, terror attacks that had been executed 16 days earlier. Local activists Tara Tarawneh and Susan Abulhawa both delivered remarks, where Tarawneh justified Hamas terrorism and Abulhawa promoted anti-Semitism.

Tarawneh said [slide 4, 00:00:09]: “... the resolution does something very dangerous. It implies that Hamas striked [sic] first this time…the right for colonized people to resist their colonization by any means necessary, including armed resistance, is recognized…” Abulhawa said [slide 6, 00:00:48]: “... My grandmothers died penniless refugees so every privileged Jew in this room and beyond can have an extra country…”

Date: November 2, 2023

Organizers: JVP Philly: a chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)

Location: 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA

Event Flyer: Instagram

On November 2, 2023, JVP Philly and other anti-Israel organizations held a protest at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station.

The Instagram post publicizing the event said: "This is an emergency of historic proportions. Genocide is taking place. Never again is NOW."

The phrase “Never Again” is often deployed as a general declaration against genocide, invoking the Nazis’ war of extermination against the Jews.

Date: December 18, 2023

Organizers: Philly Palestine Coalition (PPC)

Location: Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA

Event Flyer: Instagram

On December 18, 2023, anti-Israel activists held a pro-terror rally in Philadelphia as part of a global strike called for that day by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terror group.

The crowd met activist Nada Abuasi with cheers when she spread [00:02:53] hatred of the police and later called [00:03:42] for the destruction of Israel.