Israel/Palestine

azurnoir

(45,850 posts) Mon Nov 10, 2014, 05:06 PM Nov 2014

After death threats, Palestinian food-serving U.S. restaurant closes (Conflict Kitchen)

A Pennsylvania restaurant serving Palestinian food that is quite literally wrapped in Palestinian messages has closed until further notice after receiving death threats, the restaurant announced over the weekend.

“We have received a letter today containing death threats and we will be closed until the credibility of the letter can be established by the Pittsburgh police,” Conflict Kitchen announced on its Facebook page Saturday. “We hope to reopen shortly.”

The letter was delivered to Pittsburgh police, which later notified the restaurant, reported the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“That’s messed up,” Massachusetts resident Zach Phillips said in a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page. “You do a good thing by bringing attention to foreign foods and cultures to people here.”

http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.625577

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After death threats, Palestinian food-serving U.S. restaurant closes (Conflict Kitchen) (Original Post) azurnoir Nov 2014 OP

If they're not whitewashing for Israeli violence they're anti-Israel...that makes sense.n/t Jefferson23 Nov 2014 #1

Pity a restaurant can not even serve Palestinian food without death threats azurnoir Nov 2014 #2

Pathetic, isn't it? n/t Jefferson23 Nov 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author oberliner Nov 2014 #10

Try selling Israeli hummus at a supermarket in South Africa oberliner Nov 2014 #11

south africa shaayecanaan Nov 2014 #12

and that's just like a death threat? azurnoir Nov 2014 #13

The Kosher and Halaal section were forced to close down - yes King_David Nov 2014 #14

and once again that is equal to a death threat that forces an entire establishment to close azurnoir Nov 2014 #15

That's the owners narrative. King_David Nov 2014 #16

you're claiming that Jon Rubin and Dawn Weleski owners of the Conflict Kitchen are being dishonest? azurnoir Nov 2014 #17

The pig head was far worse a hate crime King_David Nov 2014 #18

That's sickening get the red out Nov 2014 #3

Another victory for Liberal Zionism n/t Scootaloo Nov 2014 #5

Why ? King_David Nov 2014 #6

I don't understand your post n/t Scootaloo Nov 2014 #7

Thats Okay it was in reply to a post that made absolutely no sense whatsoever, King_David Nov 2014 #8

Huh? n/t Scootaloo Nov 2014 #9

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

1. If they're not whitewashing for Israeli violence they're anti-Israel...that makes sense.n/t

Reply to azurnoir (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2014, 05:12 PM

Nov 2014

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

2. Pity a restaurant can not even serve Palestinian food without death threats

Reply to Jefferson23 (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 10, 2014, 05:40 PM

Nov 2014

hopefully they'll reopen soon

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

4. Pathetic, isn't it? n/t

Reply to azurnoir (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 10, 2014, 06:07 PM

Nov 2014

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oberliner

(58,724 posts)

11. Try selling Israeli hummus at a supermarket in South Africa

Reply to azurnoir (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 11, 2014, 01:41 AM

Nov 2014

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You could get a pig's head placed in the aisle.

shaayecanaan

(6,068 posts)

12. south africa

Reply to oberliner (Reply #11)

Tue Nov 11, 2014, 02:44 AM

Nov 2014

You're getting your memes mixed up.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

13. and that's just like a death threat?

Reply to oberliner (Reply #11)

Tue Nov 11, 2014, 05:10 PM

Nov 2014

btw it was South African Woolworths and were they forced to close as a result?

King_David

(14,851 posts)

14. The Kosher and Halaal section were forced to close down - yes

Reply to azurnoir (Reply #13)

Tue Nov 11, 2014, 05:40 PM

Nov 2014

As a result.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

15. and once again that is equal to a death threat that forces an entire establishment to close

Reply to King_David (Reply #14)

Tue Nov 11, 2014, 05:44 PM

Nov 2014

out of concern for the safety of the people that work there?

King_David

(14,851 posts)

16. That's the owners narrative.

Reply to azurnoir (Reply #15)

Tue Nov 11, 2014, 05:48 PM

Nov 2014

I see the antiSemitic pigs head being directed hate against a whole people and this restaurant hate against an individual owner.

A death threats a crime... Pigs head thingy is a hate crime... Even if it was against Jews.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

17. you're claiming that Jon Rubin and Dawn Weleski owners of the Conflict Kitchen are being dishonest?

Reply to King_David (Reply #16)

Tue Nov 11, 2014, 05:59 PM

Nov 2014

or what, but nice way to minimize death threats, the pigs head was a nasty but symbolic thing that physically threatened no one, unlike death threats and BTW the pigs head also offended Muslim- I notice though you fail to mention that for some reason, perhaps you were unaware of that