Queens Museum Reverses Plan To Cancel Israel Event After Criticism

QUEENS, NY - The Queens Museum is moving ahead with plans for a reenactment of the United Nations' historic vote creating the state of Israel, according to news reports.

The museum is reversing a decision to cancel the event following criticism from some elected officials. Councilman Rory Lancman and Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz said the museum's previous move to cancel the reenactment, which was being organized by the Israeli government, came at the behest of "Palestinian friends of the museum," according to the Queens Times Ledger.

But the museum issued a statement undoing the cancellation on Wednesday night, according to amNewYork.

“After a productive conversation with Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, the Queens Museum will work with the Israeli Mission on the proposed commemoration of the 1947 vote,” the statement read.

The UN's 1947 vote establishing Israel as an independent country took place at the Queens Museum's current home, the Times Ledger noted.

The reenactment was scheduled for November.

Lead image courtesy Queens Museum.