KFC gets free buzz—from Gaza, of all places
Demand for the chicken has residents of the isolated strip paying triple the usual cost to have it smuggled past Israeli blockades, a four-hour trek. Talk about poultry in motion…
The Times‘ Fares Akran explains why something so common to some is revered by others:
Palestinians generally refer to Gaza as being under siege or blockade by Israel, and isolation from the world is among the most common complaints of people here. That can create an intense longing for what those outside Gaza see as mundane, or ordinary.
The story describes the complicated four-hour journey to get from El Arish, Egypt, past the Israeli blockade and into Gaza. There, customers are paying nearly three times what it would cost in stores.
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