Israeli vendor disinvited from Philly food festival after reported threats
'Organizers decided to uninvite us from fear that the protesters would get aggressive,' food truck owners say
A Philadelphia-based non-profit disinvited an Israeli food truck from participating in an scheduled event on Father's Day weekend after protests and threats against the presence of the Israeli vendor.
“In order to provide the best experience to all, we decided to remove one of our food vendors from Sunday’s event,” the Eat Up the Borders group said in a statement posted to Instagram.
"This decision came from listening to the concerns of community that we love and serve. Our intent is never to cause any harm. We’re sorry, and we realize being more educated is the first step in preventing that from happening again.”
The group has subsequently deleted its social media accounts following backlash over the decision.
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In a statement posted to its social media accounts, Moshava Philly’s owners said that they were “deeply saddened” by the decision, saying that “fear, violence, and intimidation got the best of them.”
“The organizers of the event heard rumors of a protest happening because of us being there and decided to uninvite us from fear that the protesters would get aggressive and threaten their event,” they wrote.
The Anti-Defamation League stated that it was “deeply disturbed” by the incident.