900 chefs, restaurateurs, and prominent figures in the food industry in North America signed a petition calling for a boycott of “Israeli cuisine” in protest against the violent attacks on the Gaza Strip.

According to the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, those who signed the petition said, “Israel is seizing Palestinian cuisine and trying to erase it from the culinary world, just as it is trying to erase the Palestinian people.”The petition, titled “Hospitality for Humanity,” calls for a boycott of Israeli food companies and culinary events that promote Israel, as a means of pressing for a ceasefire.

“We must break the silence on the genocide in Gaza,” the petition reads. “As hospitals run out of fuel, the death toll will rise dramatically. Every second we choose to remain silent, without demanding that our government stop arming Israel with billions of dollars, we allow another massacre to occur.” .She added: “We ask our colleagues in the food and beverage community to take a stand against genocide and ethnic cleansing and commit to three actions with us.

The most prominent signatories of the petition

American-Israeli chef Ora Weisz.Cookbook author and former New York Times food columnist Samin Nosrat.Host of the Netflix food documentary series High on the Hog is Steven Satterfield.Reem Kassis, who is considered the “face of Palestinian cuisine” in America.Kitchen chefs at Brooklyn's famous Wythe Hotel.Chefs and bakers at New York farmers market bakery chain She Wolf Bakery.