MacKenzie Scott donated $2 million to an activist group allegedly linked to a Philadelphia-based organization that set up a pro-Palestinian camp at the University of Pennsylvania.
Bread and Roses Community Fund, a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to “racial, social and economic justice in the Philadelphia region,” received a $2 million grant from Scott, the billionaire philanthropist and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
The donation to the organization was one of 361 prizes awarded totaling $3.86 billion. Scott made the announcement on March 19th.
Scott’s wealth Valued at $37.9 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires IndexNow the 42nd richest person in the world, she has pledged to donate most of her fortune to charity.
A few weeks after receiving the award, Bread and Roses honored the Philadelphia Palestinian Coalition by presenting it with its “Victory is Ours” award, which is given to a local organization “that has advanced racial and economic justice.”
For news about Bread & Rose’s relationship with the Philadelphia Palestinian Coalition, The Washington Free Beacon first reported the story.
The Post has reached out to Bread and Roses and the Philadelphia Palestinian Coalition for comment.
Scott’s Seattle-based family office, Lost Horse LLC, was not immediately available for comment.
The Philadelphia Palestine Coalition is an organization that describes itself as “an alliance of Palestinian, Black and Indigenous communities working to advance the liberation of Palestine.”
The group’s Instagram page shows videos and photos of its members taking part in demonstrations wearing traditional Arab headdresses and scarves and waving Palestine Liberation Organization flags.
During protests earlier this year, some of the group’s members chanted in Arabic and English: “Raise the flag of the revolution!”
Members of the group also shouted, “Revolution, revolution against the occupiers” and “There is no other solution than revolution!”
The Philadelphia Palestine Coalition also helped organize a “Gaza Solidarity Camp” on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
The encampment caused chaos for two weeks until local police swept through it on May 10, arresting nearly 30 people.
Police in dozens of towns have cleared university camps where students protesting against Israel were allegedly hurling anti-Semitic slogans at their Jewish classmates.
The encampment was set up in Israel’s response to Hamas in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for an Oct. 7 terror attack that left some 1,200 Israelis dead.
The Philadelphia Palestine Coalition also supported a demonstration at nearby Drexel University, where students demanded the closure of the university’s Hillel and Chabad chapters.
Nora Elmarzouki, co-founder of the Philadelphia Palestine Coalition and Bread and Roses honoree, spoke to the Philadelphia City Council on October 19 while wearing a shirt featuring Leila Khaled.
Khaled, 80, is a former member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a known terrorist organization.
In August 1969, Khaled was involved in the hijacking of a TWA flight from Rome to Tel Aviv. El-Marzouki’s shirt reportedly bore the famous photo of Khaled wearing a kaffiyeh and holding an AK-47 rifle.
The shirts also bore the words, “Resistance is not terrorism.”
The Post has reached out to Elmarzouky for comment.
