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A spokesman at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh criticized the restaurant, saying that the Palestinian territories are not “in conflict” with the United States. Furthermore the Jewish organization B’nai B’rith International publicly expressed “deep concern” to the Heinz Endowments, which is a financial backer of Conflict Kitchen. Heinz Endowments president Grant Oliphant wrote “[Heinz Endowments] emphatically does not agree with or support either the anti-Israel sentiments quoted on Conflict Kitchen’s food wrappers or the programme’s refusal to incorporate Israeli or Jewish voices in its material.” | A spokesman at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh criticized the restaurant, saying that the Palestinian territories are not “in conflict” with the United States. Furthermore the Jewish organization B’nai B’rith International publicly expressed “deep concern” to the Heinz Endowments, which is a financial backer of Conflict Kitchen. Heinz Endowments president Grant Oliphant wrote “[Heinz Endowments] emphatically does not agree with or support either the anti-Israel sentiments quoted on Conflict Kitchen’s food wrappers or the programme’s refusal to incorporate Israeli or Jewish voices in its material.” | ||
On November 7th Conflict Kitchen received death threats. | |||
|description_of_result=Conflict Kitchen had to close down for 5 days, because of death threats. The incident caused a big support to the Conflict Kitchen, including a public-organised rally and notes of support on the facade. | |description_of_result=Conflict Kitchen had to close down for 5 days, because of death threats. The incident caused a big support to the Conflict Kitchen, including a public-organised rally and notes of support on the facade. | ||
|image=Conflict Kitchen.jpg | |image=Conflict Kitchen.jpg | ||
