McDonald’s Malaysia refutes Israeli ties

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian franchise of McDonald’s Corp said it was "disappointed" with calls on social media to boycott the fast food restaurant chain in apparent retaliation to the United State’s recognition of Occupied al-Quds as the capital of Israel.

Social media users in the Muslim-majority country called on boycotting various US companies following US President Donald Trump’s decision to relocate the US embassy in Israel to Occupied al-Quds, a city important to both Israelis and Muslims.

One user of Twitter Inc’s microblogging platform, TheUsopIbrahim, stated without citing sources that US-headquartered McDonald’s "channelled funds to Israel".

The post has been retweeted 320 times and "liked" 138 times. TheUsopIbrahim did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.

McDonald’s Malaysia, in a statement on Facebook Inc’s social media platform on Saturday, said the chain does not support or engage in any political or religious conflicts. "The claim that McDonald’s channels funds to Israel is a false accusation, a lie, fake and slanderous. —Reuters