‘Island of peace’: Israeli-Palestinian restaurant in Berlin to close – but live on as TV series

Kanaan, a symbol of dining across religious and political divides, will shut its doors probably in March', say owners

An Israeli-Palestinian restaurant in Berlin conceived as an island of peace" will close in the spring, but its Jewish and Arab owners say their dream will live on in a television series based on their unlikely partnership.

Kanaan, a decade-old casual eatery in the Prenzlauer Berg district of the German capital, gained an international profile for its message of unity over hate" after the 7 October attacks on Israel by Hamas and the outbreak of the Gaza war.