“Shameful glorification”: Jordanian restaurant “7. October” causes outrage in Israel

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The opening of a restaurant in Jordan called «7. October” caused outrage in Israel. “The shameful glorification of October 7 must stop,” Israeli opposition leader Jair Lapid wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday.

Hatred of Israel breeds extremism, which led to the brutal massacre on October 7. “We expect the Jordanian government to publicly and unequivocally condemn this,” Lapid said.

On Thursday, a video showing the restaurant in Jordan’s Karak province, south of the capital Amman, went viral on social media. You could see the logo with the inscription “7. October”. The inscription also appeared on the clothing of the employees.

Facebook users voted on names

An employee of the restaurant confirmed the name to the German news agency. The owners had previously called for a vote on the name of the newly opened restaurant on the restaurant’s Facebook page. The prize should be a gold ring. Jordanian authorities did not immediately comment.

Islamist Hamas and other groups killed around 1,200 people and took hundreds hostage in a terrorist attack in Israel on October 7, 2023. Shortly afterwards, a major Israeli military operation began in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 25,700 Palestinians so far, according to the Hamas-controlled health authority. have been killed.

Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, becoming the second Arab country to establish diplomatic relations with Israel. As a result of the Gaza war, Jordan decided to recall its ambassador to Israel in early November. (SDA)

Source: Blick