Food or politics? Palestinian and Israeli restaurants in Queens choose both 

You can’t go inside King of Falafel and Shawarma on Broadway in Astoria without first stepping on the face of Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel. 

Floor stickers with headshots of highly criticized world leaders who some have accused of crimes against humanity greet customers at the front door, and then again at the register, where orders for award winning falafel are placed.