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| '''Roots Club''' was an upscale restaurant and catering hall in ], ].<ref name="CBS">{{cite news|title=Israel's Gaza Blockade Baffles Both Sides|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/28/world/main6526479.shtml|accessdate=10 August 2010|newspaper=]|date=28 May 2010}}</ref> In 2010, restaurant reviewers expected the restaurant to bring "a new era of hospitality and dining experience" to Gazans.<ref name="TWIP">{{cite news|title=The ROOTS Club|url=http://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=1405&ed=105|accessdate=10 August 2010|newspaper=This Week in Palestine|date=July 2010}}</ref> | '''Roots Club''' was an upscale restaurant and catering hall in ], ].<ref name="CBS">{{cite news|title=Israel's Gaza Blockade Baffles Both Sides|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/28/world/main6526479.shtml|accessdate=10 August 2010|newspaper=]|date=28 May 2010}}</ref> In 2010, restaurant reviewers expected the restaurant to bring "a new era of hospitality and dining experience" to Gazans.<ref name="TWIP">{{cite news|title=The ROOTS Club|url=http://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=1405&ed=105|accessdate=10 August 2010|newspaper=This Week in Palestine|date=July 2010}}</ref> | ||
| The club was located on Cairo Street in the Gaza district of ].<ref name=TWIP/> It |
The club was located on Cairo Street in the Gaza district of ].<ref name=TWIP/> It featured three different dining venues, the informal, outdoor ''Green Terrace Café''; the ''Ambassador'' catering hall; and the air-conditioned ''Roots Restaurant''.<ref name=TWIP/><ref name=TWIP/><ref name="TWIP" /> ] called the Roots Club," "the best" restaurant in Gaza.<ref name="Kohn">''Lonely Planet Israel and the Palestinian Territories,'' Michael Kohn, Lonely Planet, 2007, p. 362.</ref><ref name="CBS" /><ref name="Lappin">{{cite news|last=Lappin|first=Yaakov|title=GPO advises foreign journalists on luxurious Gaza restaurant|url=http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=176595|accessdate=10 August 2010|newspaper=]|date=27 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="Lappin" /> | ||
| ⚫ | The Israeli Government Press Office was inspired by Tom Gross's dispatch to send an email to journalists reading: <blockquote>"In anticipation of foreign correspondents traveling to Gaza to cover reports of alleged humanitarian difficulties in the Hamas-run territory, and as part of efforts to facilitate the work of journalists in the region, the Government Press Office is pleased to bring to your attention the attached menu and information for the Roots Club and Restaurant in Gaza... We have been told the beef stroganoff and cream of spinach soup are highly recommended."<ref name=Lappin/></blockquote> | ||
| A reviewer called the menu, which featured 12 different meat dishes, chicken prepared 13 different ways, and eight pasta preparations in addition to an array of salads, appetizers, desserts, and nine kinds of soup served "only in winter," truly staggering.<ref name=TWIP/> ] called the Roots Club," "the best" restaurant in Gaza.<ref name=Kohn>''Lonely Planet Israel and the Palestinian Territories,'' Michael Kohn, Lonely Planet, 2007, p. 362.</ref> | |||
| The restaurant was brought to world attention by British journalist ] and by the Israeli Government Press Office.<ref name=CBS/><ref name="Lappin">{{cite news|last=Lappin|first=Yaakov|title=GPO advises foreign journalists on luxurious Gaza restaurant|url=http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=176595|accessdate=10 August 2010|newspaper=]|date=27 May 2010}}</ref> | |||
| Tom Gross posted a photo essay about the new ] and the Roots Club restaurant on his web page, alleging that "the manipulative agenda of the BBC and other foreign media agencies" creates a false picture of conditions in Gaza and is "deliberately misleading global audiences and systematically creating the false impression that people are somehow starving in Gaza, and that it is all Israel’s fault."<ref name=Lappin/> | |||
| ⚫ | The Government Press Office was inspired by Gross's dispatch to send an email to journalists reading: <blockquote>"In anticipation of foreign correspondents traveling to Gaza to cover reports of alleged humanitarian difficulties in the Hamas-run territory, and as part of efforts to facilitate the work of journalists in the region, the Government Press Office is pleased to bring to your attention the attached menu and information for the Roots Club and Restaurant in Gaza... We have been told the beef stroganoff and cream of spinach soup are highly recommended."<ref name=Lappin/></blockquote> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 06:28, 28 January 2024
Former restaurant in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, PalestineRoots Club was an upscale restaurant and catering hall in Gaza, Palestine. In 2010, restaurant reviewers expected the restaurant to bring "a new era of hospitality and dining experience" to Gazans.
The club was located on Cairo Street in the Gaza district of Rimal. It featured three different dining venues, the informal, outdoor Green Terrace Café; the Ambassador catering hall; and the air-conditioned Roots Restaurant. Lonely Planet called the Roots Club," "the best" restaurant in Gaza.
The Israeli Government Press Office was inspired by Tom Gross's dispatch to send an email to journalists reading:
"In anticipation of foreign correspondents traveling to Gaza to cover reports of alleged humanitarian difficulties in the Hamas-run territory, and as part of efforts to facilitate the work of journalists in the region, the Government Press Office is pleased to bring to your attention the attached menu and information for the Roots Club and Restaurant in Gaza... We have been told the beef stroganoff and cream of spinach soup are highly recommended."
See also
References
- ^ "Israel's Gaza Blockade Baffles Both Sides". CBS News. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "The ROOTS Club". This Week in Palestine. July 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- Lonely Planet Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Michael Kohn, Lonely Planet, 2007, p. 362.
- ^ Lappin, Yaakov (27 May 2010). "GPO advises foreign journalists on luxurious Gaza restaurant". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
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