Solomonov is co-owner of CookNSolo Restaurants group that includes multiple Israeli-style restaurants in Philadelphia and one in Brooklyn, NY. The Philadelphia Police Department did not respond to CNN’s request for additional information.Ĭhef Michael Solomonov: Philadelphia is where you try new things and take risks The Philadelphia Free Palestine Coalition had posted on Facebook earlier calling for supporters to “flood the streets” in a demonstration. There, marchers joined an ongoing candlelight vigil and protest in front of a controversial housing project. The demonstration continued for at least 20 more blocks after the stop at Goldie, across the Walnut Street Bridge into University City and West Philadelphia. The incident was part of a broader march in support of Gaza and Palestinians on Sunday that began at Rittenhouse Square. In the video, demonstrators marched down the street waving Palestinian flags, repeating the chant, “Goldie, Goldie, you can’t hide. Video of the incident shows a group of demonstrators gathered outside Goldie, a falafel shop owned by the prominent Israeli-American chef Michael Solomonov. 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.
