Gaza Zoos

It is ironic that a people who are confined themselves should confine and exhibit animals. The residents of Gaza are conscious of this irony. A zoo is a small prison, they say, and Gaza is a big zoo. Still, they do not identify with the animals, which have to do without names, and are often treated heartlessly. There are several zoos in Gaza, but they are all money-losing propositions. The only one who makes money on the zoos is the animal trader and smuggler Abu Nadal-Khalid, who for a substantial sum can get you any animal you want.