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 Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. One user of Twitter Inc's microblogging platform, TheUsopIbrahim, stated without citing sources that U.S.-headquartered McDonald's "channelled funds to Israel". 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. The Malaysian franchise also faced boycott calls in 2014 when social media posts alleged, without citing sources, that the restaurant chain was helping fund Israeli attacks on Gaza.

Source: New Strait Times December 10, 2017 04:18 UTC