The café has become an informal gathering place for the area's Palestinian community as Israel pummels Gaza in retaliation for Hamas' brazen attack over the weekend.
"We’re used to looking for spots where we feel safe enough," said May Jayussi, who visited the coffee house with her sister Lena."This place, it's like a refuge for me."
Croissants and other baked goods on the counter of the Andala Coffee House in Cambridge. Sami Herbawi said he hasn’t returned to Jerusalem since he left 40 years ago. But he has his family in Gaza, and he’s getting updates from his nieces and nephews. He said a woman approached him the day before and asked to hug him."Please let me hug you. . .I'm so sorry," he recalled her saying.
But those moments are rare. Back in 1995, Herbawi had packed his suitcase to go home after Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin signed the Oslo Accords.
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