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Philadelphia Protest Targeting Jewish Businesses Condemned as Antisemitic
An antisemitic demonstration is planned for November 8 in Philadelphia, targeting Jewish- and Israeli-owned businesses with a slogan demanding their removal.
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What happened
- 01An antisemitic demonstration targeting Jewish-owned businesses is planned for November 8 in Philadelphia.
- 02Organizers use the slogan "There is no place for Zionist businesses in our city. These businesses must disappear."
- 03The event is timed for the day before the anniversary of the 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom.
- 04Groups involved include Philly Bike On Your Left and Writers Against the War on Gaza.
- 05Pennsylvania Senators and the Attorney General have condemned the planned demonstration.
- 06Philadelphia police are aware of the event and are preparing for it.
Organized by pro-Palestinian groups, the event is scheduled for the day before the Kristallnacht anniversary and has been condemned by politicians and Jewish organizations. Police are aware and preparing for the demonstration, which organizers describe as a political boycott but critics label as organized antisemitism.
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