Hyderabad, Aug. 6 -- A Burger King employee in the United States has been dismissed after telling an Israeli customer "Free Palestine" during a food order, an incident that has sparked widespread debate online over free speech, workplace conduct and discrimination.

The exchange took place at a Burger King restaurant in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, involving employee Arianna Hamilton and customer Rami Feinstein, an American musician who said he was from Israel.

According to Feinstein, Hamilton asked where he was from while taking his order. After he replied that he was Israeli, she responded by saying, "Free Palestine." Feinstein later shared a video of the interaction on social media, saying he felt threatened by the remark, requested a...