Owner Steve Cook blamed the closures on inflation, declining lunch traffic, and an oversaturated fast-casual dining market. Pro-Palestinian activists claim it's because of the boycott.
The town later announced that the FBI had joined the investigation and that officials were examining whether the arson “may have been motivated by bias” but said no determination had been made.
“It’s the First Amendment that allows all of us to engage in boycotts, not PEN America,” Mengestu told the Atlantic. “PEN America as a free expression organization is supposed to defend that right.
Platner’s successor will be selected during a nominating convention on July 25.
In past elections, Israelis abroad have faced tough decisions about whether to fly home to vote - most recently in 2022, when Israel had a fifth round of elections in four years.
"Our first priority was just to connect with people on a personal level, on an individual level, and find out what people felt was missing," Rabbi Feldman told The Jerusalem Post.
The international response team was deployed to Venezuela on June 29, ZAKA posted on Facebook on Wednesday.
Ministers fast-tracked the National (State Threats) Bill, as promised by the prime minister. The existing legislation to proscribe terror groups did not extend to state-backed groups.
Society is again being tested on whether it can distinguish legitimate political disagreement from collective hatred directed at an entire people.
In the same building where Zionism moved from idea to organized political movement, now hangs a framed photograph with Yasser Arafat, the longtime leader of the PLO and later president of the PA.
9.4% rise in far-right antisemitic incidents monitored this week
