From Boycott to Buycott: Philadelphia Shows How Jews Fight Back
The Philadelphia police attempt to separate the small group of boycott bike riders from the counterprotesters at Rittehouse Square on Nov. 8, 2026. A “boycott bike ride” against Jewish and pro-Israeli businesses was met with…
Assessment
A counterprotest in Philadelphia turned a planned anti-Zionist bike ride into a physical confrontation, with arrests on both sides. Jewish activists are calling it a rare and necessary show of force against what they describe as an intended pogrom. The question now is whether this kind of direct action will become a template for other cities facing similar organized boycotts.