A new restaurant opened its doors in Paris on Saturday, founded by a Palestinian from Gaza and a Franco-Israeli, aiming to promote reconciliation through food.

The Palestinian, French and Israeli flags fly from the ceiling of “Sababa, the Taste of Peace”, where the first customers packed in to eat hummus, falafel or Gazan salad.

Radjaa Aboudagga and his team have been toiling since 6:00 am to create the Middle Eastern dishes for families and friends of all ages seated on mats or at tables.

“Everything is handmade,” said Aboudagga, a Franco-Palestinian originally from the Gaza Strip, in the restaurant’s crowded kitchen, as he prepares “manakish”, a flatbread topped with cheese, ground beef and herbs.

The restaurant, which will be open four nights a week until June next year, was conceiv

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