Pro-Palestine Philadelphia biker protest targets Jewish-owned businesses over Israel support

0 November 8, 2026 16:21

A pro-Palestinian protest in Philadelphia on Nov. 8 has been condemned by local and state leaders as organizers have vowed to target a half-dozen businesses.

Philly Bike On Your Left, a pro-Palestinian social cycling group, announced the event in a late October Instagram post, saying what they called certain "Zionist establishments" in the city "must go."

Organizers and supporters have called it an exercise of First Amendment rights and an effort to highlight ongoing death and destruction in the West Bank and Gaza. But critics – including area officials, as well as Jewish advocacy groups – have characterized it as an effort rooted in antisemitism.

"Everyone has the right to peacefully protest and express their political views," Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said in a Nov. 5 statement. "But singling out businesses because their owners are Jewish is unacceptable and has no place in our city."

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/11/08/philadelphia-bike-protest-jewish-business-boycott/92677762007/

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