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		</div><p>Pizza Hut has apologised after its Israeli branch came under fire for mocking a Palestinian hunger strike leader.</p>
<p>Pizza Hut Israel shared a still image taken from a video released by Israel Prison Service of a man purported to be Marwan Barghouti allegedly secretly eating in his cell.</p>
<p>A Pizza Hut box and a slice of pizza had been superimposed on the original image, underneath writing which, according to BBC News, read in Hebrew: <i>“Barghouti, if you are going to break your strike, isn’t pizza the better choice?”</i></p>
<p>Pizza Hut said the advert – which has now been deleted from Pizza Hut Israel’s social media pages – was “completely inappropriate” and did not reflect the values of the brand.</p>
<p>The Facebook statement read: <i>“Pizza Hut International apologises for any offence caused by a recent post on Pizza Hut Israel’s Facebook page. It was completely inappropriate and does not reflect the values of our brand.</p>
<p>“The local franchisee in the country removed it immediately and the relationship with the agency that posted it was terminated, and we truly regret any hurt this may have caused.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>The advert had been criticised by many Arabs who accused it of ridiculing Palestinian prisoners who have been on hunger strike, with many calling for a boycott of Pizza Hut.</p>
<p>The Israel Prison Service were also accused of attempting to undermine the fast – which more than 880 Palestinian prisoners are said to be taking part in – with the leaked prison surveillance footage.</p>
<p>Qadoura Fares, who heads an advocacy group for Palestinian prisoners, argued Barghouti has no access to food within the solitary confinement cell he’s being kept in.</p>
<p>He said: <i>“This is a fabrication. This is psychological warfare that we expected Israel to wage against the strike.</p>
<p>“The prisoners will not buy this account from the Israeli side, and they will continue their strike.”</i></p>
<p>However Assaf Librati, a spokesman for the prison service, said Barghouti had eaten cookies on April 27 and a candy bar on May 5.</p>
<p>Palestinians say the mass hunger strike is an attempt to improve conditions inside the jails and gain more family visits.</p>
<p>However, Israeli officials have dismissed the strike as a bid by Barghouti to burnish his credentials in an internal Palestinian power struggle.</p>
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