By Kate Anderson
Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside an Israeli-American’s falafel shop in Philadelphia on Sunday and charged the owners with “genocide” for their support of Israel after Hamas’ terror attacks on Oct. 7, according to CBS News.
The store is owned by Chef Michael Solomonov, who is Israeli, and he announced in October that his business would be raising funds for the charity Friends of United Hatzalah, which provides emergency services to those injured in Israel, according to CBS News. A protest, organized by the Philadelphia Free Palestine Coalition (PFPC), marched to Goldie and began chanting that the business was complicit with “genocide.”
“Goldie, Goldie you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide,” the crowd chanted, according to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
In Philadelphia, protestors outside falafel restaurant “Goldie” chant:
“Goldie, Goldie you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide.”
Goldie is owned by American-Israeli Chef Mike Solomonov, an outspoken advocate of Israeli-Palestinian peace.pic.twitter.com/gtuFaTDzVr
— Eli Kowaz (@elikowaz) December 4, 2023
The coalition posted about the protest on its Facebook page Saturday, asking participants to “flood the streets” in solidarity with Gaza, according to the post.
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania called the protest’s targeting of Goldie a “blatant act of antisemitism” and denied claims that it was a “peaceful protest,” according to a post on X.
Shapiro also said that he had spoken with Solomonov and that he and his wife “look forward to breaking bread there with them again soon.”
Goldie did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment. The DCNF was unable to contact the PFPC.
