Palestinian poster’s ban at Sunnyvale festival draws cries of censorship, apology demand

SUNNYVALE IS FACING CRITICISM after officials asked a Palestinian art booth to leave a city-run children’s event for refusing to remove a poster.

City officials confronted the “Palestine Palette” art booth’s organizers partway through the May 3 Hands on the Arts Festival, citing unapproved political content: a poster with a historic map of Palestine. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is condemning the decision, claiming the city censored Palestinian culture, and is calling for a public apology and for city staff to take equity, inclusion and free speech training.