# Philly DSA claims backlash to Jewish business boycott is ‘repression’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/philly-dsa-claims-backlash-to-jewish-business-boycott-is-repression/
- Published: 2026-11-08T22:59:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T23:22:57+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/08/us-news/philly-dsa-claims-counter-protest-is-repression/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Philly DSA calls the backlash to a business boycott political repression.
- Hundreds counter-protested in support of targeted businesses.
- Mac Mart’s co-owner suggested it was targeted because she was Jewish.

## Summary

Philadelphia’s Democratic Socialists of America branch says criticism of a planned boycott of Jewish-owned businesses amounted to political repression and unfairly conflated anti-Zionism with antisemitism. The dispute matters because the boycott was called on the eve of the anniversary of Kristallnacht, drawing condemnation from politicians and a large counter-protest.

Organised by Philly Bike On Your Left, the demonstration targeted several businesses near Rittenhouse Square but ended early after hundreds of people turned out in support of them. Organisers cited safety concerns and said the event had been misrepresented. A masked participant said he did not know why Mac Mart was selected, while co-owner Marti Lieberman suggested her business was targeted because she was Jewish.

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