YIR: Atlantans Rally to Support Boycotted Ali’s Cookies
The Decatur/Emory location was impacted by pro-Palestinian protesters.
The year started out with protest culture in full swing in response to Israel defending itself from attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah. Ali’s Cookies, located in the Decatur/Emory area, found itself the target of repeated vandalism.
Store owners Sabras Nofar and Sagi Shablis proudly displayed an Israeli flag inside the store, which garnered a negative response and led to the side of the building being defaced. The vandal was eventually arrested for his crimes.
Nofar said, “Oct. 7, 2023, that is a day that I am sure everyone will remember as Black Saturday. For me, and for every other Jew and Israeli, these horrors, this reality, is so hard to explain and to cope with, to know that my people suffered and still are, is heartbreaking. Since that day, the store hasn’t been the same.”
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