Hundreds come to Teaneck for pro-Palestinian rally UP NEXT
TEANECK - As a cease-fire agreement announced Friday between Israel and Hamas brought temporary, uneasy peace to the conflicted region, several hundred people gathered at Town Hall on Saturday to support Palestine and call on the United States to cut its financial support of Israel. © Anne-Marie Caruso/NorthJersey.com - USA TODAY NETWORK Hundreds gather in Teaneck during a Palestine solidarity teach in to support Palestine on Saturday May 22, 2021. Ayub Pathan waves a Palestine flag behind a barricade along Teaneck Road.
Mohammad Abbassi of Dar-ul-Islah in Teaneck praised the gathering, which included several children, for standing on the front lines to expose the lies that have been perpetrated on the Palestinian people since 1948.
Palestine Solidarity Rally Scheduled For Teaneck
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TEANECK Emotions are running high among residents as the township has postponed a planned Israeli National Flag Raising Ceremony, citing the ongoing escalated violence in the Middle East.
The Township Council passed a resolution last month authorizing the flag-raising as a way of standing against a rise of anti-Semitic actions against Jewish residents in the community and throughout the state.
The turmoil and casualties involving Israel, Hamas and Palestinians in recent weeks make the original positive messaging and a celebratory event to show support difficult at this time, according to the written message signed by Mayor James Dunleavy and shared to the town s Facebook page on Sunday.
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The flag raising ceremony, originally scheduled for Sunday, came after the township council passed a resolution authorizing the display of the flag on April 27. (Getty Images)
TEANECK, NJ An Israeli flag raising ceremony scheduled for this weekend in Teaneck has been canceled amid backlash from some community members, and escalating violence between Israel and Hamas that has left hundreds dead.
Teaneck officials call it unfortunate timing, but some community members say it s a chance to reconsider.
The flag raising ceremony, originally scheduled for Sunday, came after the township council passed a resolution authorizing the display of the flag on April 27. That resolution states that the flag will be raised in the face of a rise in acts of hatred and violence against members of the Jewish community.