An uproar occurred at a McDonald’s store in the UK when a pro-Palestinian man released dozens of rats. This man asserted the independence of Palestine by releasing rats.
According to the British BBC and Birmingham Live on the 31st (local time), a video was released on social networking services (SNS) showing a man releasing dozens of rats dyed in the colors of the Palestinian flag at a McDonald’s store in Birmingham, England.
The video, titled ‘Enjoy Rat Burgers’, started with a scene where a man wearing a Palestinian flag on his head took out dozens of rats spray-painted in the colors of the Palestinian flag, including red, green, and white, from a trunk.
The man soon took out the box, released rats in the McDonald’s store, and returned to the car shouting “liberate Palestine” and “boycott Israel” while using profanity.
When the rat was released into the store, the McDonald’s store quickly became a mess, with customers screaming and running away in shock.
A man with pro-Palestinian tendencies releases rats into a McDonald’s store in Birmingham, England. @amirroyal_1 TikTok captureRegarding this incident, a McDonald’s official said, “After removing the rat, the restaurant was completely disinfected.”
On the 7th of last month, as the Palestinian armed political faction Hamas infiltrated Israeli territory and killed soldiers and civilians, McDonald’s in Israel announced its policy to provide free hamburgers to hospitals and soldiers in the country. Because of this, McDonald’s has now become a target of anti-Israel forces.
In particular, in the Middle East, a boycott of McDonald’s is being waged by anti-Israel forces. Famous Egyptian influencers called for a boycott of McDonald’s, saying, “As of today, this restaurant (McDonald’s) must disappear and this is the least we can do.” In addition, some McDonald’s branches in the Muslim countries of Turkiye and Lebanon are pro-( It was attacked by Palestinian protesters and suffered damage, including broken windows.
Accordingly, McDonald’s branches in major Middle Eastern countries drew a line, saying they had nothing to do with the decision of the Israeli McDonald’s operator, and McDonald’s branches in Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia also delivered donations to the Gaza Strip.
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