The arrests included a woman on an assault charge, a man on a disorderly conduct charge and a 17-year-old on an assault on police charge, according to the spokesperson.
Meanwhile, some of the restaurants targeted by the boycott were seeing long lines of customers supporting.
By early afternoon, all demonstrators had dispersed, police said, with no property damage reported.
The protest was organized by Philly Bike On Your Left, a group that describes itself as an “anti-fascist, anti-Zionist social cycling collective.”
On Oct. 31, the group announced plans to boycott what it called “Zionist establishments” in Rittenhouse Square in solidarity with the Palestinian community.
The restaurants named in the boycott include Mac Mart, K’Far Café, Huda, Goldie, Schlesinger’s and Dizengoff.
Half of the establishments targeted are owned by Philadelphia restaurant group CookNSolo, whose Israeli co-owners have publicly supported and fundraised for Israel.
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