A bike riding club organized a boycott of Jewish-owned businesses in Philadelphia on Sunday that drew intense backlash from counterprotesters.
\n\nOrganized by Philly Bike on Your Left, which identifies itself as an “anti-fascist, anti-Zionist social cycling collective,” the boycott aimed to target several Jewish-owned restaurants in Philadelphia in opposition to Israel. Tensions escalated throughout the day when counterprotesters arrived, per NBC News:
\n\nA line of Philadelphia police officers worked to keep the groups separated as tensions continued to build before the bike ride had even begun.
\n\nThree people were arrested Sunday, according to a spokesperson for the Philadelphia Police Department, as approximately 300 pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with roughly 200 pro-Israeli counter-protesters.
\n\nThe arrests included a woman on an assault charge, a man on a disorderly conduct charge and a 17-year-old on an assault on police charge, according to the spokesperson.
\n\nThe boycott also completely backfired, with reports of long lines of customers outside the restaurants, including Mac Mart, K’Far Café, Huda, Goldie, Schlesinger’s, and Dizengoff.
\n\nWhen advertising the boycotts, Philly Bike on Your Left identified the businesses as “Zionist establishments” while calling on people to join them in Rittenhouse Square.
\n\nAt least some of the targeted businesses are owned by…
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