A young girl draws a watermelon during a "Global Palestine Kite Day" rally to show their solidarity with Palestinians in Philadelphia on May 25, 2025. (Joe Lambert/AFP via Getty Images)
NAVI notes that PEFP has stated that it believes "all resistance is righteous." NAVI notes that PEFP has stated it believes "all resistance is righteous." Additionally, the Philadelphia SJP Coalition posted shortly after the anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre in Israel, commemorating the day that "the Palestinian resistance in Gaza broke out of their open-air prison in what would later be known as the Al-Aqsa Flood or the Gaza Ghetto Uprising." The latter term draws a parallel between the terror attacks and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, in which Jews rose up against Nazi occupation. The group went on to call the massacre a "necessary step towards the liberation of a colonized people."
"Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy was about moral clarity, nonviolence, and the hard work of bringing people together across difference. Twisting his name to justify a simplistic, false, and inflammatory narrative that pits communities against one another is not just intellectually dishonest — it is profoundly disrespectful. Dr. King believed peace is built through truth and shared humanity, not through slogans that erase complexity and fuel grievance politics. This kind of messaging doesn’t advance justice; it corrodes it," Steve Rosenberg, Philadelphia director for NAVI told Fox News Digital.
Children can be seen sitting in their school classroom and raising their hands to answer a question. (Getty Images)
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NYC Educators For Palestine is expected to hold a similar event on Martin Luther King Jr. Day aimed at students aged 6-18. The group announced on its Instagram recently that the event has reached full capacity. It has not made the event's location public.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Philadelphia School District, Philly SJP Alliance, Racial Justice Philly and the Asian Arts Initiative for comment.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
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