Israeli food truck banned from Philadelphia festival after threats

The city's A Taste of Home event, organized by local food group Eat up the Borders, announced the food truck - Moshava Philadelphia - was no longer welcome to attend just a month after Moshava launched its business at the very same event.   

“In order to best serve our guests, we decided to remove one of our food vendors for Sunday’s event so that we could deliver an optimal experience to all,” the statement read. “This decision came from listening to the community we wish to serve and love. We do stand by our initiative to give vendors from all nationalities a platform to showcase their talents and provide an awesome experience for all.”

Its non-profit partner Sunflower Philly released its own statement announcing the event's cancellation, which referred only to the 'ongoing situation' with Moshava.

Neither Sunflower Philly nor Eat Up the Borders responded to a further request for comment, but Melvin Powell of Sunflower Philly told NBC Philadelphia that one of the reasons for the cancellation was due to a past agreement that both Palestinian and Israeli food trucks be present at the festival.
 

Without a Palestinian food truck available, he said, 'The fact that we couldn’t accurately represent both of them is the reason why we canceled the event today.'