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No Profits from Stolen Culture

March 31 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

Join us to let @falafelsalam know appropriation of Palestinian food, language, and culture are not okay at Chuck’s Hop Shop CD, which continues to host this former IOF soldier and supporter of Israel. chuckshopshopgw chuckshopshopseward

@falafelsalam made a post indicating that he is a victim and that the truth is not true. The truth:

(1) He served in the IOF.
(2) He learned Palestinian recipes from a Palestinian, as he admitted himself, but conveniently leaves that part out of his business history.
(3) He caters pro-Israel events.
(4) He is Israeli and uses Arabic to conceal his identity – refusing to use falafel shalom.

On his post deflecting any and all responsibility for the above, many local businesses voiced their support for his ongoing appropriation – boycott them, too:

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