American businessman George Norcross was removed from the Philadelphia Eagles game on Sunday for displaying the Israel American flag in his box.
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The video of the instance went viral on social media. Several X users reacted to it. One user wrote, “I’M WITH GEORGE NORCROSS ON THIS… not the Philadelphia @eagles. George displayed a U.S.-Israel flag from his own box, which he paid for, at today’s game. Eagles security physically removed him. The Eagles owe an apology to George and to the Jewish community. #IStandWithIsrael”
Who is George Norcross?
American businessman George E. Norcross III is well-known for organizing the Democratic Party and for his influence in southern New Jersey. At the respectable insurance brokerage company Conner Strong & Buckelew, he serves as executive chairman.
Furthermore, Norcross has been chairman of the board of trustees for Cooper University Hospital and Cooper University Health Care System in Camden, New Jersey, since 1990. He was instrumental in the founding of Rowan University’s Cooper Medical School and the partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center that led to the establishment of the MD Anderson Cooper Cancer Center in 2013.
Norcross is acknowledged for having been a major factor in the rebirth of Camden, which was formerly regarded as one of the most dangerous cities in the United States. He has received recognition for his support of working families and labor unions. His strong political clout in New Jersey and his ties to special interests have not been without criticism, though.
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Several inquiries into Norcross’s commercial and political activities have been conducted recently. As part of an investigation of former president Trump’s administration, the US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform issued a subpoena to him in 2019.
