Noor Shamsi-Basha

Date: December 3, 2023

Organizers: Philly Palestine Coalition (PPC), JVP Philly: a chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)

Location: Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA

Event Flyer: Instagram

On December 3, 2023, anti-Israel activist groups held a rally titled: “Flood Philly For Gaza.” Participants chanted [00:00:01] in support of terrorism and called [00:00:01] for Israel’s destruction. Protesters also joined [00:33:31] speakers in denying Hamas war crimes. In the evening, the crowd gathered outside Goldie, an Israeli-owned falafel shop, chanting: “Goldie, Goldie, you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide!”

The language of “flood” is a reference to Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, the name Hamas used for their terror operation on October 7, 2023. It is a reference to the allegation that Jews “threaten” to destroy Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, and has been a pretext for Arab attacks on Jews long before Israel was founded in 1948.

Date: September 25, 2024

Organizers: Philly Palestine Coalition (PPC)

Location: Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA

Event Flyer: Instagram

On September 25, 2024, PPC held an anti-Israel and anti-America rally and march at Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square.

The inverted red triangle is a symbol showing support for Hamas and Palestinian terrorism. It was first used by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks to signify an Israeli target.

Among Palestinians and anti-Israel activists, the term “resistance” is a euphemism for nationalistic terror and is used to glorify and encourage anti-Israel and antisemitic violence.