Gaza restaurant offers a taste of the Maldives

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The "Maldives Gaza" cafe

offers Palestinians a glimpse of paradise

Location: Gaza City, Gaza

many of whom have never left

the 140 sq-mile enclave

The three-story restaurant

sits over a rocky shoreline

and serves freshly-caught fish

with tropical juice drinks

(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) CUSTOMERS SAYING THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE IN MALDIVES, KINA ABEDALLATIF (R) WEARING YELLOW SHIRT, SAYING:

"We feel like we are in the Maldives."

SHAHD ABEDALLATIF (L) WEARING WHITE AND BLACK SHIRT, SAYING:

"The place, the sea, the atmosphere, and the drinks everything."

KINA ABEDALLATIF (R) WEARING YELLOW SHIRT, SAYING:

"The Maldives looks like this place."

SHAHD ABEDALLATIF (L) WEARING WHITE AND BLACK SHIRT, SAYING:

"The design and the decoration are the same as the Maldives."

It is one of several restaurants in the area

bearing the names of dream destinations

like Marbella, Dubai and Sharm el-Sheikh