*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* { Sila lawat Laman Hizbi-Net - http://www.hizbi.net } { Hantarkan mesej anda ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED] } { Iklan barangan? Hantarkan ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] } *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* PAS : KE ARAH PEMERINTAHAN ISLAM YANG ADIL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BURGER KING BOWS TO MUSLIM PRESSURE - CANCELS WEST BANK FRANCHISE (WASHINGTON, DC - 8/26/99) - Alhamdulillah, In an apparent response to a worldwide Muslim and Arab boycott, Burger King Corporation today announced that it has cancelled the contract of a franchise in the occupied West Bank. On August 5, a coalition of Muslim and Arab organizations* led by American Muslims for Jerusalem (AMJ), announced an international campaign to boycott Burger King restaurants. The coalition called for the boycott after Burger King ignored Muslim concerns over the opening of a restaurant in a settlement on Palestinian territory occupied by Israel. At a news conference today in the Washington, D.C., coalition representatives called for a lifting of the boycott. In its statement, Burger King said in part: "Burger King Corporation today announced that it has cancelled the right of Rikamor, Ltd., its independent franchisee in Israel, to operate a Burger King food court counter in Ma'ale Adumim in the West Bank. Burger King has asked its franchisee to remove the Burger King brand from the site immediately." The fast-food giant said it made the decision because of breach of contract and "misrepresentation" by the Israeli franchisee. The statement claimed that the franchisee "falsely informed Burger King that the food court would be located in Israel." CAIR, a member of the boycott coalition, issued a statement of its own in reaction to Burger King's decision. The statement by CAIR Board Chairman Omar Ahmad read as follows: "We are pleased to see that Burger King decided to respect international law and the sensitivities of Muslims worldwide. This courageous step should set a precedent for all corporations considering a move into territories that have been occupied by force. We would also like to thank all those in the Muslim world who supported this successful campaign." *COALITION MEMBERS: American Muslim Alliance, American Muslim Council, American Muslim Foundation, American Muslims for Jerusalem, American Task Force for Palestine, Arab American Institute, The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Muslim Public Affairs Council, National Association of Arab Americans, Palestinian American Congress and Partners for Peace. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ( Melanggan ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body : SUBSCRIBE HIZB) ( Berhenti ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body: UNSUBSCRIBE HIZB) ( Segala pendapat yang dikemukakan tidak menggambarkan ) ( pandangan rasmi & bukan tanggungjawab HIZBI-Net ) ( Bermasalah? Sila hubungi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pengirim: "Ali Zulfakar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>