An Israeli-owned restaurant chain in Washington, D.C., has permanently closed its doors after nearly two years of harassment by BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) demonstrators, who proudly acknowledged that they targeted the business following the October 7th massacres because it was partially owned by an Israeli.

Shouk, a plant-based, kosher, fast-casual eatery known for its Mediterranean fare, operated several branches before the Israel-Hamas war. The restaurant had previously garnered positive attention from major media outlets, including The Washington Post and the Food Network.

Despite more than a decade of success, all Shouk locations shut down earlier this month following an increasingly aggressive campaign that demonized its owners — two Jewish men, one American and one Israeli — as being “complicit in Israeli apartheid.”