Philadelphia Jewish Restaurants Sold Out Amid Boycott Bike Ride
The Jerusalem Post reported that on 10 November Jewish- and Israeli-owned restaurants in Philadelphia were packed and sold out despite a planned anti-Zionist bike ride that drew about 300 cyclists, while a larger counter-demonstration gathered in Rittenhouse Square. Earlier, state and local officials condemned the proposed boycott as antisemitic, a stance echoed by Pennsylvania officials and a CNN host, Michael Smerconish, who called the ride antisemitic. A nonprofit later placed billboards urging the public to “boycott the boycott,” and city police intervened on 1 November when roughly 500 people assembled for the ride, resulting in arrests and minor injuries to officers.