D.C.-based Shouk closes in part due to protestors

A beloved restaurant chain closed all of its locations in recent weeks.

These closures were reportedly due to the strain on the business brought about by protests related to the Israel-Palestine conflict .

The Telegraph reports how Shouk — a plant-based kosher street-food chain in Washington, D.C., that’s been around for almost a decade — shut down its last remaining locations this month due, in part, to protests and boycotts — and even vandalism — from anti-Israel activists.

According to Forward , Shouk was included on D.C. for Palestine’s “ Apartheid? I Don’t Buy It ” boycott list in March under the category “restaurants that culturally appropriate or sell Israeli settlement products.”

“This food ties us to our land,” said Jinan Deena, a Palestinian chef who helped organizati