Jewish belonging should not require a police escort

 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/435909

The November 8 “Boycott Ride" targeted six restaurants around Rittenhouse Square: Mac Mart, K’Far Cafe, Huda, Goldie, Dizengoff, and Schlesinger’s. The organizers insisted they opposed the owners’ support for Israel and rejected accusations of antisemitism. Their demand nevertheless made belonging in Philadelphia conditional on an acceptable position concerning the Jewish state.

Philadelphia illustrated a division they must face. While Democratic officeholders condemned the campaign, the local Democratic Socialists of America defended the boycott and accused officials of conflating antisemitism with anti-Zionism.

For Jewish Americans, that argument has practical consequences. Can a restaurateur openly support Israel’s existence without facing demands that his business disappear? Must a Jewish shopkeeper submit to questioning about a foreign government before being accepted as a neighbor?