Laura Duarte Bateman

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…”