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Alex Gleason (alex@gleasonator.com)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 03:08:31 JST Alex Gleason

One of my favorite vegan restaurants in Philly was apparently protested by "The Philadelphia Free Palestine Coalition" simply for serving Israeli food. https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/04/us/palestinian-protest-philadelphia-solomonov/index.html

They chanted "Goldie, Goldie, you can’t hide. We charge you with genocide."

Used to go there and get falafel sandwiches all the time.
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  White House and Pennsylvania governor condemn ‘antisemitic’ rally in front of Israeli-style restaurant in Philadelphia | CNN
  
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  The White House and the governor of Pennsylvania criticized as “antisemitic” a pro-Palestinian protest held Sunday outside an acclaimed Israeli-style falafel shop in Philadelphia.
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  Alex Gleason (alex@gleasonator.com)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 03:08:48 JST Alex Gleason
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  Wikipedia says this about the founder:
  
  "In 2003, his brother David was killed on Yom Kippur during an Israel Defense Forces military campaign on the border of Lebanon by three enemy snipers. David Solomonov had volunteered for the IDF. Solomonov decided to change his focus to Israeli and Jewish cuisine. With the support of financier Steve Cook, Solomonov opened Zahav in 2008."
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Solomonov
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    Michael Solomonov
    
    Michael Solomonov (Hebrew: מייקל סולומונוב; born 1978) is an Israeli chef known for his restaurants in Center City, Philadelphia. His first restaurant Zahav, founded in 2008, has received national recognition including the James Beard Foundation "Outstanding Restaurant" in 2019. Solomonov was also awarded Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic in 2011, Cookbook of the Year in 2016, and Outstanding Chef in 2017 from the James Beard Foundation. In 2021, The New York Times named his restaurant Laser Wolf as one of "the 50 places in America we're most excited about right now." Early life Solomonov was born in moshav Ganei Yehuda, Israel, to a family of Bulgarian-Jewish descent. He was raised in Pittsburgh, where he attended Taylor Allderdice High School. At the age of 18, he returned to Israel with no Hebrew language skills, taking the only job he could get – working in a bakery – and his culinary career was born. Career At the start of his career, Solomonov moved back to the United States to attend culinary school at the Florida Culinary Institute in West Palm Beach...
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  Alex Gleason (alex@gleasonator.com)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 03:10:15 JST Alex Gleason
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  It makes no sense that they wouldn't target the flagship restaurant Zahav: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahav Not that it makes any sense at all.
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    Zahav (from Hebrew: זהב zahav, lit. "gold") is an Israeli restaurant in Philadelphia founded in 2008. It is managed by head chef Michael Solomonov. History Zahav received the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Restaurant in 2019 and was listed as one of the 100 Best Wine Restaurants in the United States by Wine Enthusiast in 2015.Critics have called its pomegranate lamb shoulder with chickpeas its signature dish. References External links Official website
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  UnityOstara (unityostara@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 03:10:23 JST UnityOstara
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  @alex I can't tell the difference between Arab and Jewish food
  
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  Alex Gleason (alex@gleasonator.com)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 03:10:37 JST Alex Gleason
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  @UnityOstara You mean they're more alike than they realize?
  
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  georgia (georgia@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 03:53:00 JST georgia
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  @alex clown world
  
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  Mr Pantangelini (pantangelini@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 04:06:01 JST Mr Pantangelini
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  @alex I fled philly in 2020 when it became painfully obvious how crazy the lefty urban protestor types had become. Welcome to reality.
  
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