April 6, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact: Joe Kaufman (
info@americansagainsthate.org)
HILTON G.M. REFUSES TO ALLOW COUNTER-TERROR GROUP
TO PROTEST OUTSIDE HOTEL
HOTEL, INSTEAD, OPENS DOORS TO HAMAS FRONT
(Coral Springs, FL) Americans Against Hate (AAH)
will be leading a protest against Congressman Joe
Sestak's appearance at the First Annual Banquet for
the Philadelphia office of CAIR, tomorrow, Saturday,
April 7, 2007. Americans Against Hate feels it inappropriate
and offensive for a sitting United States Representative
to be participating in a function sponsored by a group
with direct ties to Hamas.
AAH Chairman Joe Kaufman contacted the Hilton Philadelphia
City Ave to ask if it would kindly allow AAH to hold
a peaceful protest outside the hotel. Kaufman received
an e-mail, in response to his inquiry, from the General
Manager of the Hotel, Eric C. Davies. In it, Davies
adamantly stated, "We will NOT allow you to hold
any protest in front or anywhere near our hotel."
After receiving the e-mail, Kaufman contacted the
Philadelphia Police Department to make sure that the
protesters were allowed to be in an area outside the
hotel. Kaufman was assured that the group was permitted
to do so and that there would be a team of officers
on hand for the entirety of the protest for the benefit
of all involved.
In a follow-up e-mail sent by Kaufman to Davies,
Kaufman stated, "It is a shame that you have
refused to allow our small counter-terrorism group
to hold a peaceful protest outside of your hotel,
while at the same time, you are allowing an organization
with numerous terrorism ties to speak inside your
institution. It is that type of backwards attitude
that led us to 9/11, and unfortunately, in the five-plus
years since, we have not learned our lesson."
Kaufman continued, "You will certainly not stop
our protest from happening. It will go on as planned,
and it will take place in an area that is allowable
by law and not on your property, to suffice at least
half your wishes."
Protest details:
