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I have long bemoaned the mainstream media’s constantpufffluff pieces on the Hamas-run Gaza, and here’s the latest: the place the haters love to compare to a “concentration camp” and “open air prison” now has a “cat cafe.”
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The global cat cafe trend, where people pay to have coffee and hang out with cats, has finally come to the besieged Gaza Strip.
In the impoverished Palestinian enclave run by the Hamas militant group and crippled by a 17-year blockade, residents seeking to escape the territory’s troubles flocked on Thursday to the new Meow Cafe — Gaza City’s answer to the quirky concept tried successfully around the world.
The cafe’s founder, 52-year-old Naema Mabed, said she envisioned the spot as a unique escape from the pressures of life in Gaza — with its lack of recreational options, a youth unemployment rate of over 60% and frequent rounds of conflict with Israel since Hamas violently seized control of the strip in 2007.
At the cozy hang-out, Mabed offers a modest drink service and encourages guests to head straight to the cat corner to pet and play with furry friends. The rules of entry are simple: Visitors must cover their shoes with plastic and wash their hands before cuddling the cats.
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"Concentration Camp" Gaza Gets a Cat Cafe
The place the haters love to compare to a "concentration camp" and "open air prison" now has a "cat cafe."www.israellycool.com