Breaking bread in troubled times: 'Hummus for Peace' launched in Israel

A hummus restaurant in Israel is encouraging customers to break bread amid troubled times. With just over a month of escalating conflict in the Middle East showing little sign of easing, the Hummus Bar in the coastal city of Netanyu is doing its bit to promote peace. It has launched a “Hummus for Peace” campaign offering a 50 percent discount to Muslims and Jews who sit and share a meal together. Kobi Tzafrir manages the eatery. “The idea came to mind because of all we’re hearing on the news,” he explained. “You see different racist and extremist posts on Facebook and the Internet, so I decided to write my own post, to try the other direction, to write a post that talks more about mutual respect.” Hummus Restaurant Wants Jews And Arabs To Eat For Peace pic.twitter.com/X8LL4g71hQ— Images (@vctv_images) October 19, 2015 In the spirit of togetherness, the Hummus Bar also advertises “a free refill for every serving of hummus, whether you’re Arabs, Jews, Christians or Indians.” Following the success of the deal, the eatery has tasked other Hummus restaurants around the world with providing the same offer to Jews and Muslims who sit and share a meal. Food for thought in times of conflict, perhaps? (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_GB/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));Posted by ‎חומוס בר - Humus Bar‎ on Wednesday, 21 October 2015