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IrelandPatrons line up as Rittenhouse boycott draws counter-protest
FOX 29 Philadelphia's street report shows police separating opposing groups and customers queuing to support Jewish-owned businesses.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 114,932 views a day, 34 times a normal first day on this channel (3,434).
Tensions rise over boycott of Jewish-owned business in Rittenhouse Square
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- 0:18Boycott participants pass counter-protesters shouting across a police line.
- 1:12Jill identifies Huda as one of six Jewish-owned businesses listed on the boycott flyer.
- 1:29Customers queue around the block to support the targeted businesses.
- 3:04The studio reads Parker and Shapiro's statements condemning antisemitism and threats against Jewish-owned businesses.
Police stand between boycott participants and counter-protesters outside businesses in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. Around them, another response is taking shape: lines of customers stretching around the block.
FOX 29 Philadelphia's Sunday report follows a planned bike boycott and the crowds who gathered against it, some carrying American and Israeli flags. Reporting outside Huda, Jill identifies it as one of six Jewish-owned businesses listed on a boycott flyer circulated by Philly Bike on Your Left.
The broadcast moves between close-up street reporting and an aerial view of the crowds filling the road and sidewalks. A brief confrontation unfolds near the police line, but Jill describes the scene she has witnessed as largely peaceful and says she has not seen an arrest. That is an account of her time on the street, not a final tally of the event.
The report drew about 68,000 views in its first ten hours, far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for regular videos.
Back in the studio, anchor Morgan reads statements from Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro condemning antisemitism and threats against Jewish-owned businesses. Parker's statement draws a distinction between the right to peaceful protest and singling out businesses because their owners are Jewish, which she calls unacceptable.
Philadelphia’s mayor since 2024 and a Democrat. She is the first woman to hold the office.
More on Wikipedia ›Pennsylvania’s governor since 2023 and a Democrat. He previously served as the state’s attorney general from 2017 to 2023.
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- Channel
- FOX 29 Philadelphia
- Subscribers
- 431,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 2,544,763
- Channel views, pace per day
- 83,586 (on a normal day: 282,467)
- Video published
- November 8, 2026
- Video views so far
- 68,020 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 114,932
The numbers
The Rittenhouse report drew far more views than FOX 29 Philadelphia's usual first-day regular video, even before a full day had passed.
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Which Pennsylvania governor's statement is read in the report?
The broadcast includes a statement from Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro condemning antisemitism and threats against Jewish-owned businesses.