Lebanese union to sue Israel for 'claiming ownership' of falafel

[eyl]

I found this kind of surreal

A new war between Israel and Lebanon has erupted, but this time the war is not geopolitical, but rather an issue of cuisine-who has sovereignty over traditional Arab dishes and sandwiches.

The president of the Lebanese Industrialists Association Fadi Abboud, said he is preparing to file an international lawsuit against Israel for allegedly "taking the identity of some Lebanese foods" and thus violating a food copyright.

"In a way the Jewish state is trying to claim ownership of traditional Lebanese delicacies like falafel, tabouleh and hummus" Abboud said.

According to Abboud, the Lebanese are losing "tens of millions of dollars annually" because Israel is selling and marketing traditional Lebanese dishes

Haaretz

[LeftishBrit]

1. While I always say it's better to sue your enemy than bomb them...

this one seems a bit ridiculous. Surely things like falafel and hummus are not specifically Lebanese, but generally Middle Eastern. And many Israelis are Jews of recent Middle Eastern origin (and 20% of Israelis are Arab) so it's not surprising that the cuisine would feature Middle Eastern food.

America may be in trouble if this catches on! I can imagine Italy, China and many other countries suing the Americans for cuisine rights. The British too, to some extent. Or the French might challenge us to a cooking duel! They'd win, of course.

[Shaktimaan]

2. Hahahahahaha.

Food copyright. Hahahahaha.

Wow. Whew, that was seriously funny.

[Vegasaurus]

3. Isn't this funny?

There will always be something to blame Jews and Israel for!