Email from Zionist Organization of America   ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA IN THE MEDIA       ZOA Important Work Mentioned: Phila. Public Libraries' 'Palestine Storytime' Events, Where Kids Are Taught to Make 'Protest Art' Promoting 'Palestinian Liberation' The Radical Families for Ceasefire Philly Organization has Used City Libraries to Teach Children Slogans Like 'From the River to the Sea' and Display Maps with 'Falasteen' Instead of Israel The ZOA's Philadelphia chapter has tracked anti-Israel programming in the city’s libraries over the past four years and found that the municipal system has hosted at least a dozen events sponsored by extremist anti-Israel groups since Oct. 7. By Alana Goodman (July 10, 2025 / Free Beacon) Philadelphia’s public libraries have hosted, and plan to continue hosting, anti-Israel "storytime" events that teach children that Israel "senselessly murdered" thousands of kids in Gaza, depict a map in which Israel is entirely replaced with "Palestine," and create art projects promoting the "Palestinian liberation" movement. The Free Library of Philadelphia, which receives both state and federal funding, has scheduled at least six "Palestine Storytime & Crafts" events this summer sponsored by an extremist anti-Israel group called Families for Ceasefire Philly. The Kingsessing Library, for instance, has advertised one storytime event on its website alongside a photo of a child wearing a headscarf that features an image of the Dome of the Rock and the Arabic phrase, "Jerusalem, we are coming," a slogan Hamas and Hezbollah use to call for the destruction of the Jewish state. The library advertises the event—scheduled for Aug. 9—as being for "children of all ages." The Zionist Organization of America’s (ZOA) Philadelphia chapter has tracked anti-Israel programming in the city’s libraries over the past four years and found that the municipal system has hosted at least a dozen events sponsored by extremist anti-Israel groups since Oct. 7. The events, which feature children’s books and arts and crafts, have pushed narratives demonizing Israel and promoting contentious policies like the Palestinian "right of return." The Lovett Memorial Library hosted a June "Palestinian Storytime" event where children heard the picture book "A Map for Falasteen" read to them. The book states that, in 1948, Israeli soldiers "came with their tanks and guns" and "destroyed our villages and gave them new names." It also includes a large map that depicts "Falasteen" instead of Israel. An event at the Moore Library last November, titled "Watermelons & Kefiyyehs: Protest Art of Palestine," involved "imagery used in Palestinian liberation struggles" and "protest art" featuring keffiyehs and other "resistance" symbols. Another program hosted by the Fishtown Library provided children with coloring pages that promoted the Palestinian "right of return." One page featured an image of a key and read: "When Palestinians fled from, or were thrown out, of their homes during the Nakba in 1948, they took their house keys with them. The keys have been passed on from generation to generation as lasting symbols of their ‘right of return.’" Continue Reading   Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email   DONATE   www.zoa.org   Copyright © Zionist Organization of America 2025. All rights reserved. Zionist Organization of America | 633 Third Ave 31 B | New York, NY 10017 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice