{"id":2092556,"date":"2023-11-07T07:35:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T12:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/political-powerhouse-forcibly-removed-from-nfl-game-over-his-pro-israel-display\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T07:37:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T12:37:58","slug":"political-powerhouse-forcibly-removed-from-nfl-game-over-his-pro-israel-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/political-powerhouse-forcibly-removed-from-nfl-game-over-his-pro-israel-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Political powerhouse removed from NFL game for pro-Israel display."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolitical-powerhouse-forcibly-removed-from-nfl-game-over-his-pro-israel-display%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2092556&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A \u2064New Jersey Democratic Insider Considers \u200cLegal Action Against Philadelphia Eagles for Pro-Israel Flag Display<\/h2>\n<p>A New Jersey Democratic insider is contemplating suing the Philadelphia Eagles after being ejected from a game for proudly\u2064 showcasing a pro-Israel flag.<\/p>\n<p>George Norcross, a \u200dprominent \u200dbusinessman and \u2063influential \u2064figure in South Jersey, was removed\u200b from his private box seating at Philadelphia&#8217;s Lincoln Financial\u2062 Field during the\u200d team&#8217;s\u200b game against the Dallas\u2063 Cowboys. A \u2062video capturing the incident shows Norcross \u2064engaged in a heated argument with \u2063a security\u200b guard before\u2062 being escorted away.<\/p>\n<p>The security guard confiscated Norcross&#8217;s \u200dAmerican-Israeli flag from the stadium \u200cbox.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New\u200c Jersey power\u2063 broker George Norcross was removed from the Philadelphia Eagles game for displaying\u2063 an Israel\/American flag in\u2063 his box. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h1IuvyI6Nk\">pic.twitter.com\/h1IuvyI6Nk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie\u2064 Daviscourt  (@KatieDaviscourt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatieDaviscourt\/status\/1721364614171242993?\">November 6, \u20622023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a statement, Norcross, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courierpostonline.com\/story\/news\/local\/south-jersey\/2023\/11\/06\/george-norcross-ejected-philadelphia-eagles-dallas-cowboys-game-israeli-american-flag\/71472616007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brother<\/a> of Democratic U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross of New Jersey, claimed that he had been assaulted by the security guard. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/judiciary\/norcross-might-sue-eagles-nfl-over-ejection-for-displaying-israeli-flag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Jersey Globe<\/a>, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/political-powerhouse-forcibly-removed-from-nfl-game-over-his-pro-israel-display\/\" title=\"Political powerhouse removed from NFL game for pro-Israel display.\">online \u200dpolitical news \u2063outlet<\/a>\u2062 in\u2062 the Garden\u2064 State, Norcross stated,\u200c &#8220;Yesterday, I was forcibly removed and assaulted by the non-police security staff \u2063of Lincoln Financial\u2062 Field and the Eagles\/NFL for refusing \u200bto remove a \u200d3\u2019x5\u2032 American and Israeli flag I\u2019d hung\u200c off the box\u200d I \u2062was sitting in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/philadelphia-eagles-george-norcross-american-israel-flag-lincoln-financial-field-policy\/14019928\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">team statement<\/a>, the Eagles alleged that \u2064Norcross \u200dwas ejected because he &#8220;became physically and\u2062 verbally abusive&#8221; towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pop-star-walks-edge-stage-snaps-security-guard-mid-concert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stadium security<\/a> after being\u200b asked to remove the flag.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2062 Norcross maintains that 15 witnesses in his private box can attest to his\u200c behavior prior to the\u200c ejection. He stated, &#8220;The only abuse at all is when the Eagles\/NFL\u200d security force assaulted me and arm locked\u200b me behind my back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here\u2019s\u200c a statement \u200dfrom George Norcross: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vf1uGf8Ec4\">https:\/\/t.co\/vf1uGf8Ec4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bIatzmO0yf\">pic.twitter.com\/bIatzmO0yf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Crossing Broad (@CrossingBroad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrossingBroad\/status\/1721550583033630807?\">November 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Norcross, a passionate fan and \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/help-find-frank-bucs-fan-launches-search-for-chiefs-fan-whose-cutout-sat-next-to-him-at-super-bowl\/\" title=\"\u2018Help Find Frank\u2019: Bucs Fan Launches Search For Chiefs Fan Whose Cutout Sat Next To Him At Super Bowl\">season ticket holder<\/a>, emphasized his support\u200c for Israel and compared\u200d the Eagles&#8217; stance on civil justice issues and\u2063 world\u2064 conflicts. He urged other\u200d supporters of Israel \u200bto\u200b voice their discontent\u200d with the team, drawing attention\u200d to the ongoing war between Israel and the\u200c terrorist group Hamas. Norcross cited examples of\u200c donors withholding support from universities due to their behavior following the\u200c Hamas attack.<\/p>\n<p>The team justified Norcross&#8217;s ejection by\u200d referring to franchise rules prohibiting the display of non-game-related banners at games.<\/p>\n<p>Norcross is encouraging supporters of Israel to express their dissatisfaction with\u2062 the \u2062team, just as they have done with universities like Penn and Harvard. He is contemplating legal action against the\u2062 Philadelphia Eagles, the NFL, and the security company responsible for his removal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do \u200byou support Israel?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge via \u2063email. \u2062You may\u2062 opt out at anytime. You \u200balso agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy\u200b Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms\u2063 of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 100% (1 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% \u200d(0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name=cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar \u200cdecodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var\u2063 i=0; i \u200d <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3519609\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p>Former New\u200d Jersey governor and presidential contender\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chris-christie-crashes-burns-freedom-summit-boos-kills-campaign-insulting-crowds-reprehensible-beliefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Christie<\/a> also faced \u2064boos at the game, as reported \u200dby the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/eagles\/2023\/11\/06\/chris-christie-george-norcross-eagles-cowboys-israel-nfc-east\/71475923007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asbury \u2063Park Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Christie, known\u200c for being a former New Jersey governor and \u200ba fan of \u200dthe Dallas Cowboys, a long-standing rival of the Eagles in the NFC East, experienced\u2064 the crowd&#8217;s disapproval.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the\u200d boos, Christie likely felt disappointed with the game&#8217;s outcome as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/eagles-vs-cowboys-score-takeaways-philadelphia-holds-off-dallas-to-build-comfortable-cushion-in-nfc-east\/live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eagles emerged victorious\u2063 with a 28-23 \u2063win<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch\u200d p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every morning, we at The\u200b Western Journal wake up\u200d and pursue \u200dour \u2063mission of giving you\u2062 the important information you need about what\u2019s happening in America.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>We can\u2019t do that\u2063 without your \u2063help<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">America has been on\u200c the receiving \u200dend of false narratives. 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Our country hangs by a thread, and The Western Journal stands for truth\u200d in this difficult time.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please \u200dstand with us by\u200d donating today.<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Floyd G. Brown<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder of \u200dThe Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/political-powerhouse-forcibly-removed-nfl-game-pro-israel-display\/\">Political Powerhouse &#8216;Forcibly Removed&#8217; from NFL Game \u2062Over His Pro-Israel Display<\/a> \u2064appeared first on\u2063 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western\u200b Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200c What are\u200d the \u2063arguments of Norcross&#8217; supporters regarding\u200d his ejection and the alleged bias against Israel by the Eagles?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  L>No<\/label><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-actions\">\n<p>\t\t<button id=\"pollVoteButton\" class=\"poll-action-button\">Vote<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<button id=\"pollResultsButton\" class=\"poll-action-button\">Results<\/button><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-container\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do \u200byou support Israel?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollResultsBox\">\n<div class=\"poll-result\">\n<div class=\"poll-option\">Yes<\/div>\n<div class=\"poll-count\">67%<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"poll-result\">\n<div class=\"poll-option\">No<\/div>\n<div class=\"poll-count\">33%<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-actions\">\n<p>\t\t<button id=\"pollVoteButton\" class=\"poll-action-button\">Vote Again<\/button><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This incident highlights the ongoing debate surrounding the intersection of sports, politics, \u200band social issues. While\u2062 some argue \u200cthat sports should remain neutral and focus solely on\u200b the \u2062game,\u200d others see the platform as an opportunity to raise awareness and advocate for causes they believe in.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of Norcross \u2062argue that his ejection was a violation of his freedom \u200bof expression \u2063and a reflection of the Eagles&#8217; alleged \u2064bias\u200c against Israel. They believe that Norcross should not have \u2064been ejected\u200c for proudly displaying\u200b a\u2063 flag that\u200c represents his beliefs \u2062and support for a country.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, critics argue that the team was within its rights to enforce its\u2062 rules\u200b regarding non-game-related displays. They argue that the stadium has the authority to remove any disruptive or potentially offensive displays, regardless of the cause they represent.<\/p>\n<p>Whether Norcross decides to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pilot-indicted-for-allegedly-threatening-to-shoot-captain-if-plane-diverted-for-medical-event\/\" title=\"Pilot charged for purportedly threatening to shoot captain over potential medical diversion.\">pursue legal\u200d action<\/a> or not, \u200dthis incident serves\u200b as a reminder of the complex relationship between\u2064 sports and politics.\u2063 It raises questions about the limits of freedom of \u200cexpression in sports arenas and the responsibilities of\u2062 sports teams to remain impartial.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate continues, it is important \u2062to consider the implications \u2064of actions \u200ctaken \u2063by sports \u2063teams and fans alike. \u200bThe outcome of this case could set a precedent\u200c for future incidents involving the display of political symbols and flags in \u200csports arenas across the country.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, supporters of Israel and\u200d Norcross can continue to voice their discontent with the Philadelphia Eagles through public statements, social media campaigns, and \u200dother forms of peaceful protest.\u2062 These actions can help shed light on the issue and create a platform for productive discussions and potential resolutions.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of \u2062the outcome, it is clear \u2063that \u200dthe incident involving George\u200b Norcross and the Philadelphia Eagles\u200c has sparked a broader debate about the role of politics and expression \u2064in the world of sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New Jersey Democrat may sue the Philadelphia Eagles for ejecting him from a game for displaying a pro-Israel flag. George Norcross, a prominent businessman and political influencer, was removed from the Eagles&#8217; match against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field. 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