The Western Journal
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A Palestinian restaurant chain with locations across New York City opened a fourth location in Brooklyn this past week and faced immediate backlash for some of the language on the menu.
The Ayat restaurant opened up a location in a heavily Jewish neighborhood, The New York Post reported.
The presence of the Palestinian eatery did not upset locals in and of itself. But one bit of language on the menu’s seafood section ruffled some feathers.
Ayat’s seafood and fish selections are controversially listed under “From the River to the Sea,” which is a racially loaded phrase used by people who are opposed to Israel’s right to exist.
The phrase has been used heavily since the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks that killed more than 1,400 Israeli citizens.
Israel declared war on Hamas following the attacks – and Hamas has received plenty of support from anti-Semites across the West since who have chanted the slogan and also shared it online.
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