HAMAS CAPTURES HOBOKEN! Palestinian Flag-Raising In Hoboken Draws Ire From Mayor-Elect Jabbour.
HOBOKEN, NJ — Hoboken’s next mayor has blasted the current city administration for raising the Palestinian flag in front of City Hall without input from other officials.
As the conflict in Gaza continues, a number of events related to Israel and Palestine have raised controversy around the region.
As Mayor Ravi Bhalla finishes his last full month in office, Mayor-Elect Emily Jabbour blasted his decision to raise the flag on Tuesday.
“Today, we are seeing first-hand the repercussions of decisions made without a larger community conversation, and without any engagement with myself or my council colleagues,” Jabbour said in a social media post on Tuesday afternoon. (See the post below.)
Local resident Audrey Truschke said in response, “The Palestinian flag raising was organized by an informal group of Hoboken residents from diverse backgrounds. City Hall selected the date.
“Mayor-elect Jabbour’s arm-jerk reaction against a basic show of solidarity with a beleaguered people shows that she is out of touch with her constituents, who requested this flag raising. It also suggests that she lacks empathy. I hope she displays better judgment as mayor than she has as mayor-elect in this situation.”
What is an “arm-jerk reaction?” Is she implying something like this?
If only there was a way for mayors to avoid this sort of unnecessary controversy. If only:
Maybe then we should chill with all these flags. Too risky. A USA flag, a NJ flag and maybe the new mayor can initiate a citywide contest to design a Hoboken flag— and that’s it. Nothing else goes up that pole.
— David Brown (@thatDavidBrown) December 9, 2025