A shwarma and pizza shop called “October 7,” appearing to glorify Hamas's attack on Israel, recently opened in Jordan in the Karak governorate, according to local media.A video tour of the store, showing cooks in “7 October” uniforms making friendly conversation with the audibly excited man behind the camera, was uploaded on Thursday to the Jordanian news website Khaberni, embedded in a short article wishing the restaurant success, although it may have surfaced earlier.“October 7” Shawarma Restaurant Opens in Jordan #Hamas #Jordan pic.twitter.com/WFk8flHLMJ— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) January 25, 2024The Khaberni website also mentions a child born in the same district named after Hamas commander Mohammad Deif, one of Israel's most wanted men and a high-profile target in Gaza. Workers at the 'October 7' shawarma shop in Jordan prepare food for customers. (credit: SCREENSHOT/MEMRI)In a conversation with Ynet, one of the shwarma owners in Jordan said there was no connection between the name of the restaurant and the massacre of Jews.“My daughter graduated from medical school on October 7,” he said. “We are not politicians. The new name is October, without the 7.”Not the first store with a name glorifying the murder of JewsMore information about the video was not immediately available, but the Jordanian eatery drew comparisons to other businesses in the Palestinian territories and overseas, which have storefronts and products that celebrate the murder of Jews.Gaza City has long been infamous for its “Hitler 2” store, the wartime condition of which is unknown.A social-media user cited by the Jewish News Syndicate on Thursday invoked the “Gosta Coffee” shop, also in Jordan, which offers a coffee called the “Hola Gosta,” a play on the word “Holocaust.”Opposition leader Yair Lapid called on Jordan to “condemn this publicly and unequivocally” in an X post on Thursday.“The disgraceful glorification of October 7 has to stop,” he wrote. “The incitement and hatred against Israel breeds the terrorism and extremism which led to the brutal massacre of October 7.“We expect the Jordanian government to condemn this publicly and unequivocally.”
