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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Laila Shadid

‘This is different’: At a West Bank cafe, Israel’s assault edges closer

A wall with quotes on Palestine's liberation struggle at the Citadel restaurant in the West Bank on October 10, 2023 [Laila Shadid/Al Jazeera]

Beit Sahour, occupied West Bank – The Citadel sits in the old city of Beit Sahour – a restaurant, coffee shop and community centre. Throughout the year, it is a revolving door of local regulars, tourists and foreigners who call the Bethlehem area home.

The outdoor patio, slightly below ground level, looks at two walls branded with signatures of Palestinian resistance. One is covered by paintings of icons, from Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akhleh to activist Khader Adnan. The other bears quotes, in Arabic and English.

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