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Eyal Shani fires restaurant manager who banned Israeli flags from HaSalon Miami
Diners waving Israeli flags had them snatched at the Israeli chef’s Florida restaurant
November 29, 2023 21:39
By, Ben Clerkin
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Diners waving Israeli flags had them snatched at the Israeli chef’s Florida restaurant
November 29, 2023 21:39ByBen Clerkin, Ben Clerkin
Israeli celebrity chef Eyal Shani has fired the manager of his Miami restaurant after they snatched Israeli flags from diners.
Diner Sean Levine posted about his experience at Shani’s ‘HaSalon’ restaurant which led to the police being called and the flags confiscated.
According to Sean, at first, the atmosphere at the restaurant, which specialises in Shani’s Israeli-inspired fare,
was lively with guests dancing as they listened to music while waving Israeli flags.
But then a manager told the group that Israeli flags were prohibited and, when the diners refused to put them away, denied them service and called police.
Levine, originally from New York, and now living in Miami posted: “Eyal Shani, are you supporting Israel and the abducted soldiers? Are Israeli flags not allowed here?"
He then recorded police officers arriving.
In one video, Levin says: "In a restaurant where 99% of the patrons are Israeli, we can't wave our flag? Is this how things work? Can't you allow the Israeli flag here, bro?"
He then posts "Eyal Shani is anti-Israeli" as the group takes their Israeli flag into the street outside the restaurant where police can also be seen.
"How foolish is it to say that we can't wave the Israeli flag in an Israeli restaurant?” he continues.
"Thank you, Hasalon. We can't wave the Israeli flag in an Israeli restaurant. I'll cancel my credit card. Save me some tomato."
In response, Shani posted on Instagram that the manager had been fired.
He wrote: “Just to leave no stone unturned here, the Salon Miami GM that snatched the Israeli flag from our guests was fired.”