Israeli Ice Cream Shop in Barcelona Vandalized with Anti-Zionist Graffiti
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
An Israeli ice cream shop, Anita, in Barcelona was vandalized with anti-Zionist graffiti for the second time. The graffiti read "Zionists get out of the neighborhood." The chain's co-owner stated they are proud of their Israeli roots and will not be intimidated. Anita operates about 30 branches globally.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- An Israeli ice cream shop in Barcelona was vandalized with anti-Zionist graffiti.
- Graffiti on the shop walls read "Zionists get out of the neighborhood."
- This is not the first time the Israeli chain Anita has been targeted.
- The chain's co-owner stated they are proud of their Israeli roots and will not be intimidated.
- Anita operates approximately 30 branches worldwide.
A branch of the Israeli ice cream chain Anita was vandalized for the second time overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday in Barcelona's central Gracia neighborhood. Graffiti reading "Zionists get out of the neighborhood" was sprayed on the walls of the establishment. This is not the first time the local branch has been targeted by boycott activists and antisemites; since the start of the war, the store in Spain has experienced several incidents of hate crimes.
Despite the repeated harassment, the chain's management refuses to lower its profile and states it has no intention of concealing its Israeli identity or succumbing to threats. Adi Avital, a co-owner of the chain, told Ynet in response to the incident, "We are proud of our Israeli roots. Our door is open to every person of every religion and nationality, and so it will remain. The sprayed writing can be erased, our roots cannot be erased. We will not let hatred and intimidation dictate who we are, and we will continue to proudly represent Israeli enterprise and be a leading international chain."
The Anita chain began as a small family business in Tel Aviv's Neve Tzedek neighborhood and now operates about 30 branches worldwide, including in major locations in the United States, Australia, England, Cyprus, and Mexico.
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