An antisemitic mob has sparked fury after chanting racial slurs and threats into a Jewish-owned falafel restaurant.
Pro-Palestinian protesters descended on a Goldie restaurant, a chain owned by Israeli-born Mike Solomonov who has previously won a culinary award.
The mob chanted “Goldie, Goldie you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide,” as they descended on Philadelphia’s city centre.
Following the incident, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, waded into the incident as he denounced the protesters and their chanting.
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“Tonight in Philly, we saw a blatant act of antisemitism - not a peaceful protest,” said Shapiro.
“A restaurant was targeted and mobbed because its owner is Jewish and Israeli.
“This hate and bigotry is reminiscent of a dark time in history.”
The state's third-ever Jewish governor added that he had reached out to Solomonov “to share our support and Lori and I look forward to breaking bread there with them again soon.”
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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, waded into the incident as he denounced the protesters and their chanting.
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Protesters were led by the Philly Palestine Coalition who also attempted to get in the way of sports fans as they chanted in local bars during a Philadelphia Eagles game.
According to fans at the scene, the protesters were heard chanting “While you’re watching, bombs are dropping”.
The horror chants came on the same night that hundreds of students at the nearby University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) called for an “intifada revolution” against Israel.
The term was originally given to a Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 1987.
The horror chants came on the same night that hundreds of students at the nearby University of Pennsylvania called for an 'intifada revolution' against Israel
UPenn has come under fire since the initial October 7 attack after antisemitic and anti-Jewish slogans were projected onto three of the school’s buildings.
One message read: “Penn funds Palestinian genocide.”
Another read: “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” a slogan calling for the end of the Israeli state.
Civil rights campaigners have accused the institution of being a “magnet for antisemites”.