Stars and Bucks Cafe is an upscale coffee shop in Ramallah

Ramallah

Ramallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem, adjacent to al-Bireh. It currently serves as the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority...

 and Jenin

Jenin

Jenin is the largest town in the Northern West Bank, and the third largest city overall. It serves as the administrative center of the Jenin Governorate and is a major agricultural center for the surrounding towns. In 2007, the city had a population of 120,004 not including the adjacent refugee...

 that emulates the Starbucks

Starbucks

Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...

 brand.

Like Starbucks, the Stars and Bucks serves cappuccinos in ceramic cups, offers free Wifi, has a circular, green logo and, According to the Seattle Post Intelligencer, even the green, block lettering on the sign outside looks the same."

Located in Al Manara Square in the center of Ramallah, the Cafe offers a menu of sandwiches, salads and plated meals, in addition to coffee, iced coffee smoothies and non-alcohol cocktails.

According to speculation cited in the Seattle Post Intelligencer, the cafe's name and imitation Starbucks style may be a political satire of American consumerism.