Deegan responds to criticism of Ramallah Club post

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan is responding to criticism about photos posted on her social media account Tuesday — on Holocaust Remembrance Day — of her speaking at The Ramallah Club, an organization serving Palestinians.

The Jewish Federation of Northeast Florida is the latest entity to call out the timing of the photos, which the federation called “insensitive and tone deaf.”

Deegan administration officials confirmed that the photo was taken Saturday during the mayor’s speech at The Ramallah Club’s annual installation of officers, but was not posted until Tuesday…

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