A NURSE from Hastings is facing a criminal damage charge for protesting against a houmous brand over its links to Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Father-of-two Chris Dindar staged a peaceful protest in a Sainsbury’s supermarket, in which he called for a boycott of Sabra houmous. 

The action aimed to highlight that Sabra’s parent company, Strauss Group, is openly funding the Israeli military, Mr Dindar said.

“Sabra has direct links with Israel’s Golani and Givati brigades, which are responsible for some of Israel’s most horrific war crimes.

“It is shameful we have supermarkets in town selling their products.”

Dubbed the Houmous 1, the 55-year-old is due to appear at Hastings Magistrates Court where he will plead not guilty to criminal damage of a chickpea dip next Wednesday.

Mr Dindar has launched a fundraiser (gofund.me/ec91d1c5) to help with legal costs for the case, but says that whatever the outcome, he will continue to draw attention to Sabra being “complicit in the genocide and illegal occupation of Palestinian land.”