Kmart: Australian store pulls 'Merry Ham-mas' Christmas bag - BBC News

Kmart removed the festive-themed bag from sale after a Jewish group raised the likeness to Hamas.

21 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, KmartBy Sean SeddonBBC NewsAustralian store chain Kmart has pulled a festive gift from its website after a complaint from a Jewish group.

The Christmas food-themed bag featured the pun "ham-mas" in large lettering.

The Australian Jewish Association said it had "politely suggested" it be removed from sale because of the unintentional likeness to Hamas, which is a proscribed terrorist group in Australia and several other countries.

Wesfarmers, which owns the retail chain, apologised.

According to the now-deleted product page on Kmart's website, the bag featured "printed instructions to keep your ham fresh for longer" on one side, and the word's "Merry HAM-MAS" on the other.

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