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Tuesday, May 9, 2017
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Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Palestinians seek Pizza Hut boycott for ‘mocking hunger strike’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePalestinians are calling for a boycott of Pizza Hut after the company’s franchise in Israel was accused of mocking hunger-striking prisoners.
The franchise’s Facebook page was said to have shared an image released by Israeli police which appears to show Palestinian hunger-strike leader Marwan Barghouti secretly breaking his fast.
“Barghouti, if you are going to break your (hunger) strike, isn’t pizza the better choice?” a screenshot of the post said, with a pizza box seemingly photoshopped into the picture.
The image was later removed from the Facebook page, though it was still found on the page of at least one local branch.
A spokeswoman for Pizza Hut International apologized for the “completely inappropriate” post.
— AFP
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