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“#Israeli vendor booted from food truck event<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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An Israeli vendor was yanked from a Philadelphia food trunk event, prompting claims that organizers bowed to anti-Semitism \u2014 and leading to a decision to scrap the event on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Food truck Moshava said its invitation to the \u201cTaste of Home\u201d event scheduled for Father\u2019s Day was pulled because organizers feared protests over their Israeli ties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply saddened by this,\u201d Moshava said on its Instagram on Saturday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe organizers of the event heard rumors of a protest happ<\/a>ening because of us being there and decided to uninvite us from fear that the protesters would get aggressive and threaten their event.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company shared a screenshot of a statement from one of the two organizers of the event, Eat up the Borders, announcing the decision to nix Moshava \u201cin order to best serve our guests.\u201d The screenshot says the nonprofit stands by an initiative \u201cto give vendors from all nationalities a platform to showcase their talents and provide an awesome experience for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moshava said in its post it hoped in the future the organizers hold true to their words of a safe environment \u201cfor all religions and nationalities \u2013 not just all of them except Israeli and Jewish ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cindy M. Ngo is one of the founders of Eat Up The Borders, the organization that disinvited the Israeli food truck.<\/figcaption>
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Eat up the Borders has since made its social media pages private<\/a> but co-organizer Sunflower Philly announced minutes before the scheduled start of the event on Sunday that the festivities had been scrapped.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Sunflower Philly we truly believe in creating a positive and inclusive community space here in Philadelphia,\u201d the group said in an Instagram post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to the ongoing situation with one of our event partners @eatuptheborder and @moshava_philly we have to decided to cancel the \u2018Taste of Home\u2019 event today,\u201d it went on.<\/p>\n

\u201cSunflower Philly is a non-profit organization created to bring our community together through art, music & sustainability. We will continue to host events with people of all races, nationalities and sexual orientations who are aligned with our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group didn\u2019t respond to an email from The Post on Sunday.<\/p>\n

But by the time of its announcement, a debate had already raged on social media and Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) chimed in, saying he was \u201cstunned and saddened\u201d by the decision<\/a>. It \u201crepresents surrendering to the threats of bigots,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the explanation of the organizers that Moshava\u2019s invitation was revoked due to the threat of protests and violence is true, then I believe such threats should be investigated by law enforcement, as no person or organization should be coerced or threatened by the prospect of intimidation or violence,\u201d Boyle said .<\/p>\n

The Anti-Defamation League of Philadelphia said in a Twitter post that it was \u201cdeeply disturbed\u201d by the events<\/a>, as were the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

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Chris \u201cChip\u201d Coughlan is one of the founders of Eat Up The Borders, which has made its social media pages private after disinviting an Israeli food truck to their event.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cWe have spoken with the event organizers and expressed that we unequivocally disagree with their decision,\u201d the ADC said. \u201cWe do understand that threats to the organizers were made, and we understand the fear and confusion that comes when your community faces that intimidation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, the decision to bow to this antisemitic intimidation by disinviting Moshava was wrong,\u201d the statement went on.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the next few days, we will be meeting with the organizers to discuss what happened, provide education on antisemitism and share communal security resources.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moshava posted a photo of the operators of the truck on Sunday, and confirmed it was working with the organizers to \u201ctry and educate and grow together in a safe space\u201d<\/a> for everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough we were disappointed with how the situation was greatly mishandled we do not believe the organizers intention came from an antisemitic place but the threats they were receiving to their event were,\u201d Moshova said.\n <\/p><\/div>\n