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“Great service, but Free Palestine!” Bigoted Diners Stiff Jewish Server on $245 Bill

“They wanted to make her feel ashamed of the Star of David around her neck,” Rabbi Lisa Silverstein Nelson wrote. “Instead, a community is gathering around her and reminding her exactly why she wears it.”

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Kevin Deutsch
Aug 24, 2026
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A group of antizionist diners praised the service of a Jewish waitress wearing a Star of David necklace at a Florida restaurant, then left her no tip on a $245 bill after writing “Great service, but Free Palestine!” on the receipt.

The server, Sarah Armstrong, said the incident of anti-Jewish bigotry happened after what began as “a simple, happy discussion about traveling” at Origen, a new restaurant in Dunedin, Florida. Armstrong said she mentioned that she had traveled this year, including “volunteering in Israel.”

“I never mentioned anything political, but with my star in view, they immediately made their choice,” Armstrong wrote.

Sarah Armstrong, left, and the restaurant bill/Facebook.
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