The New Jersey Democratic power broker who was kicked out of a Philadelphia Eagles game after displaying a US-Israeli flag says he is considering legal action against the team.
Party leader George Norcross – a 67-year-old insurance executive and former co-owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer – was caught on video guarded by security officials at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, where he watched the Eagles play the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
Norcross, who hung American-Israeli colors from his luxury suite, was taken away after a scuffle with officers.
In a statement, he said he was “forcefully removed and assaulted by Lincoln Financial Field and Eagles/NFL non-police security personnel for refusing to remove the 3′x5′ American and Israeli flags that I hung in the box I was sitting in,” CBS News reported. .
Norcross said he felt he was making an “important statement” as a “strong supporter of Israel” by displaying the flag to show solidarity with the country, “which was brutally attacked by the terrorist group Hamas less than a month ago.
New Jersey Democratic political boss George Norcross was escorted out of Sunday’s Philadelphia Eagles-Dallas Cowboys game after displaying a US-Israeli flag.X/@julieroginsky
“As a longtime season ticket holder and passionate fan, I have watched the Eagles/NFL make clear and strong statements on a variety of important civil justice issues and ethnic and world conflicts, including supporting the people of Ukraine,” Norcross wrote.
“It remains unclear why the Eagles/NFL believe that the US-Israeli flag should be considered ‘obscene or indecent’ or otherwise inappropriate — that’s what I’m saying — and therefore should be torn down despite both issuing public statements in strong support of Israel. following the October 7 attack,” he continued.
Norcross said he is now considering legal action after being kicked out of the game.AP
Norcross said he is considering suing the Eagles, the NFL, and the security company.
“I urge other Israel supporters to express their feelings to the team and the NFL just as they do to universities like Penn and Harvard,” he wrote.
“On October 7, Hamas killed innocent Israeli civilians, raped women [sic] and massacred children, and continued to hold hostages. I believe Israel has the right to defend itself, as the United States did following the September 11 attacks and I will remain a proud and vocal defender of its right to do so,” he added.
The Eagles also released a statement about the incident.
“Mr. Norcross’ removal from the stadium had nothing to do with the content of his signature,” the team said.
“Our stadium policy expressly prohibits signs containing any type of non-game messaging from being hung from stadium suites. “The stadium staff repeatedly asked Mr. Norcross to remove the sign he hung outside the suite,” he said.
Video shows a security officer confronting Norcross in his private suite at Lincoln Financial Field.X/@julieroginsky
“Instead of complying with the request, Mr. Norcross became physically and verbally abusive. Mr. Norcross was removed from the stadium only after his abuse of numerous stadium personnel continued,” the Eagles said.
The team said Norcross was escorted out “just like everyone else after engaging in abusive behavior that violated stadium policy.”
It added, “The Philadelphia Eagles reaffirm our position once again condemning the horrific and brutal Hamas terrorist attack in Israel on October 7.”
A stadium official has told The Post that the flag has been banned from the stadium under “longstanding policy.”
Lincoln Financial Field’s policy on signs and banners says people may be removed for displaying anything “potentially offensive.
“Signs, banners or similar items that are obscene or indecent, unrelated to the event, potentially offensive to other patrons, capable of blocking the view of other fans or otherwise deemed dangerous or inappropriate by the Eagles are prohibited,” he said.
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