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Palestine's first vegan cafeteria opens

The Palestinian Animal League opened the first vegan cafeteria at Al-Quds University in the hope of raising awareness about animal welfare and providing healthy food options to the community.

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Customers are seen eating at Palestine's first vegan cafeteria, Sudfeh, on the campus of Al-Quds University, Abu Dis, the West Bank, in this still from a video uploaded on Oct. 24, 2016. — YouTube/Pal Solidarity

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Twenty-two students at Al-Quds University in Abu Dis, bordering Jerusalem from the east, try to find the time between lectures to volunteer between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Sudfeh (Arabic for Serendipity), the first vegan cafeteria in Palestine, located on the university campus.

On Oct. 24, Al-Quds University and the Palestinian Animal League (PAL) opened Sudfeh, which provides meals without any animal products, to promote the values and ethics of animal welfare and encourage veganism among students.

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