ALBAWABA - American fast-food chain Shake Shack recently made headlines across news and social media outlets amid opening its first branch in Israel angering pro-Palestine activists following calls to boycott the chain.
According to the Middle East Eye, the announcement of the opening came on the same day the Health Ministry of Gaza announced that 18 Palestinians died from malnutrition and dehydration because of the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza.
Calls to boycott Shake Shack surface amid first Israel branch
The branch opened on Mar. 5, 2024, and has seen quite several Israelis lining up to get their burgers as Palestinians are starving in Gaza and barely getting any humanitarian aid from neighboring countries which added to the outrage.
Middle East Eye reported that since Oct. 7, Israel has cut off all fuel, food, electricity, water, and aid supplies to Gaza, leaving around 2.2 million people at varying levels of hunger and dehydration.
By the time of writing this article, the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza resulted in the killing of at least 30,717 Palestinians of whom are children and elders. In addition, more than 72,156 were injured, as reported by the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
Here's what users had to say about the matter:
"Shake Shack decided to open their first location in Israel, 143 days into Israel's genocidal war against Gaza, which has left hundreds of thousands starving."
Others started recommending other chains and burger places as one said, "If you're in Kuwait, try the awesome Kuwaiti burger shop 'Fat Cap' and you'll thank me later".
"Shake Shack wants the Starbucks treatment".
Everything you need to know about the Boycott of companies supporting Israel
(The Witness News official website)
"Boycott Shake Shack" and "I'm adding them to the list" refer to the ongoing and growing list of chains and companies to boycott amid the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza. The Witness has made an extensive list of all brands and companies that support the existence of Israel and the reason why to boycott them, visit their website here.
Pro-Palestine activists have been boycotting products and services that support Israel since Oct. 7 including fast food chains such as McDonald's, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Dominoes, and more.
In addition to fast-food chains, several are boycotting beauty and fashion brands including Zara which recently made a promotion for its new line-up causing anger among users for resembling dead bodies in white bags in Gaza.
