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A bicycle “boycott ride” targeting Jewish-owned businesses in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square took place on Sunday, the eve of the Kristallnacht anniversary, CNN and NBC News report. CNN reports that hundreds of counterprotesters turned out under a large police presence, while the New York Post reports that dozens of riders were drowned out by a far larger crowd. The group Philly Bike On Your Left organized the ride, which it says targeted the businesses over their owners’ support for Israel. JewBelong put up billboards at 14 locations reading “Running over Jewish businesses isn’t a peace plan.” State and local leaders condemned the ride, CNN reports.

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  1. A bicycle ride targeting Jewish-owned businesses in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square took place on Sunday, the eve of the Kristallnacht anniversary.

    Reported byLeft2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CNN, NBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  2. The New York Post and CNN report that counterprotesters far outnumbered the riders.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CNN
    Right
    New York Post

  3. JewBelong put up billboards at 14 locations in Philadelphia reading “Running over Jewish businesses isn’t a peace plan.”

    One side only: the leftReported byLeft2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CNN, NBC News

  4. The group Philly Bike On Your Left says it describes itself as anti-Zionist and targeted the businesses over their owners’ support for Israel.

    One side only: the leftReported byLeft2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CNN, NBC News

  5. State and local leaders condemned the ride, CNN reports.

    One outletCNN· Left

  6. The New York Post reports that one business owner said her shop had no connection to Israel and believes she was targeted for wearing a Star of David.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

How each side tells it

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All three outlets describe a bicycle ride targeting Jewish-owned Philadelphia businesses on the eve of the Kristallnacht anniversary. The left-side outlets focus on the counterprotest, billboards and condemnation, while the right-side New York Post stresses the crowd drowning out the riders.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    CNN and NBC headlines centre on counterprotests, police presence and billboards answering the boycott, presenting the ride as widely opposed.

    Bicycle ‘boycott ride’ targeting Jewish-owned businesses in Philadelphia draws hundreds of counterprotesters
    CNNLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Only one right-side outlet is present; the New York Post headline stresses the protest being drowned out by a massive crowd and invokes Kristallnacht.

    Philly ‘Kristallnacht’ protests at Jewish-owned businesses drowned out, Loaded verb“shouted down”Shouted down implies the crowd silenced the protesters, while the reporting describes them being outnumbered.More neutral: outnumberedDisagree with this highlight? by huge crowds
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    massiveshouted down

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  • Sensational language

    massiveMore neutral: large

    Massive is an intensifier; the other outlets describe the crowd as large or hundreds strong.

    …in Philadelphia on the eve of the Kristallnacht anniversary were drowned out by a massive pro-Israeli crowd on Sunday.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    shouted downMore neutral: outnumbered

    Shouted down implies the crowd silenced the protesters, while the reporting describes them being outnumbered.

    Philly ‘Kristallnacht’ protests at Jewish-owned businesses drowned out, shouted down by huge crowds

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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  • Hateful rhetoric

    Quoted

    zio business ownersMore neutral: Jewish business owners

    Zio is a slur-like term for Jews and Zionists, used here to attack business owners by their religion or ethnicity.

    Attacks or dehumanizes a person or a group because of who they are: their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.

    “Show these zio business owners that we see them for the disgusting humans they are,” one post said.

    Quoted byNew York Post (Right)

    These are Philly Bike On Your Left’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

  • Dehumanizing label

    Quoted

    disgusting humansMore neutral: business owners

    The phrase calls the targeted group contemptible and inferior by nature, rather than describing their conduct.

    “Show these zio business owners that we see them for the disgusting humans they are,” one post said.

    Quoted byNew York Post (Right)

    These are Philly Bike On Your Left’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Counterprotesters and police presence
  • Billboards answering the boycott
  • Condemnation by state and local leaders
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  • CNNLeft

    Bicycle ‘boycott ride’ targeting Jewish-owned businesses in Philadelphia draws hundreds of counterprotesters

    A bicycle “boycott ride” targeting several Jewish-owned businesses in Philadelphia got underway Sunday amid a large police presence and crowds of counterprotesters lining both sides of the street for blocks. …

    Read at CNN (opens in a new tab)
  • NBC NewsLeft

    New billboards urge people to ‘boycott the boycott’ of Jewish-owned businesses

    New billboards are appearing across Philadelphia to push back against a planned boycott of Jewish-owned restaurants in the city.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Crowd drowning out the protesters
  • Kristallnacht comparison
  • Antisemitic-sounding social media posts
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  • New York PostRight

    Philly ‘Kristallnacht’ protests at Jewish-owned businesses drowned out, Loaded verb“shouted down”Shouted down implies the crowd silenced the protesters, while the reporting describes them being outnumbered.More neutral: outnumberedDisagree with this highlight? by huge crowds

    Dozens of pro-Palestinian bikers boycotting Jewish-owned businesses in Philadelphia on the eve of the Kristallnacht anniversary were drowned out by a Sensational language“massive”Massive is an intensifier; the other outlets describe the crowd as large or hundreds strong.More neutral: largeDisagree with this highlight? pro-Israeli crowd on Sunday.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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