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| White House Condemns Protest at Israeli Restaurant in Philadelphia | White House Condemns Protest at Israeli Restaurant in Philadelphia |
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| White House and state officials said that a protest on Sunday was hateful and antisemitic after dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators opposed to Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip chanted slogans charging “genocide” outside an Israeli-style falafel shop in Philadelphia. | White House and state officials said that a protest on Sunday was hateful and antisemitic after dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators opposed to Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip chanted slogans charging “genocide” outside an Israeli-style falafel shop in Philadelphia. |
| The White House issued a statement on Monday that called the protest targeting the establishment “unjustifiable,” adding to reaction from Pennsylvania officials. | The White House issued a statement on Monday that called the protest targeting the establishment “unjustifiable,” adding to reaction from Pennsylvania officials. |
| A video clip posted on X showed the pro-Palestinian protesters outside Goldie, a vegan falafel shop owned by Michael Solomonov, an Israeli-born chef, and Steve Cook, a former investment banker turned restaurateur, through their Philadelphia hospitality group, CookNSolo Restaurants. | A video clip posted on X showed the pro-Palestinian protesters outside Goldie, a vegan falafel shop owned by Michael Solomonov, an Israeli-born chef, and Steve Cook, a former investment banker turned restaurateur, through their Philadelphia hospitality group, CookNSolo Restaurants. |
| “Goldie, Goldie, you can’t hide. We charge you with genocide,” the group chanted in the video taken on Sunday. | “Goldie, Goldie, you can’t hide. We charge you with genocide,” the group chanted in the video taken on Sunday. |
| The White House joined Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania in condemning the focus of protesters on the restaurant. |