Harvard Business School responds to former student’s criticism on Facebook, who’s description of Israeli dining station is an affront to Arabs.
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Harvard Business School is “deeply troubled” for having offended Arab sensibilities due to the mischaracterization of various foods appearing on the menu of the dining room’s Israeli Mezze Station, Brian Kenny, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer of the school, was quoted by Al-Arabiya as sayingFriday.
Menu of Israeli Mezze Station – Photo: Courtesy
The controversy over the Israeli food station arose after Lebanese Harvard graduate Sara el-Yafi on October 28 posted to her Facebook page a letter of protest to the University describing the Israeli buffet’s menu as an affront to Arabs, as Hummus and Couscous, for example, are not of Israeli origin.
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