Protesters chanted “Goldie, Goldie you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide,” referencing the name of the restaurant.
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The White House called a protest outside a Jewish-owned falafel restaurant in Philadelphia over the weekend “cruel and senseless” in a statement Monday, joining a litany of politicians who have condemned the protest as antisemitic, the latest display of tensions across the U.S. surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.Key Facts
The White House said it is “completely unjustifiable to target restaurants that serve Israeli food over disagreements with Israeli policy” in a statement that highlighted Biden’s efforts to combat antisemitism.
On Saturday, dozens of protesters were filmed gathering outside Goldie, a downtown Philadelphia restaurant owned by Israeli-born chef Michael Solomonov.
In the videotaped protest, demonstrators called for a cease-fire, waved Palestinian flags and chanted “Goldie, Goldie, you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide.
