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The Judeans domesticated the olive tree 8000 years ago. Then spread it to the entire Mediterranean. Corroberated with DNA evidence. You're welcome.

Didn't realize there was a patent on hummus.

No, but stealing cuisine is a form of cultural erasure, particularly when it applies to Palestinian cuisine.

Islam has borrowed quite heavily from Judaism. If you want the hummus then give us back our prophets.

Hmm is this really the best ragebait you could come up with from behind a throwaway?

You know Jews are from the levant, right?

Are we talking “from” as in 3000 years ago, or “from” as in sometime in not ancient history?

Are Japanese people “from” China? Is Japanese cuisine therefore part of Chinese or Korean cuisine?

“From” as in mentioned many times in the Quran, often specifically in relation to living in that area.

Do you have any authoritative sources, though?

Both. Jews are indigenous to the land, and you also had Jewish communities living all over the middle east throughout history untill they moved to Israel.

Okay, and what percentage of those who moved to Israel were from Levantine countries?

The majority.

Wrong. Try again, anon.

So what is the percentage?

Behold the humble chickpea. More support for the disingenuous claim of "genocide".

Nah, cultural erasure.

The best food Israelis could come up without “inspiration” is bamba. You would think all the “brilliance” would result in some original food lol.

It really is strange that a Levantine country will have Levantine cuisine.

Israel is not a Levantine country. It will only be one if it becomes one democratic state with equal rights for all.

That's a shame.

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