Lebanon to sue Israel over felafel and hummus

October 8, 2008
By Jodie Anderson

The Lebanese Industrialists Association (LIA) is preparing a lawsuit against Israel for marketing and selling what it calls traditional Lebanese cuisine.
The modern nation of Lebanon has only existed since 1941, but that is not stopping LIA President Fadi Abboud from claiming that it owns the rights to felafel, hummus, tabouleh and other regional favorites.
Speaking to German news service DPA, Abboud claimed that Lebanon is losing tens of millions of dollars a year as a result of Israel marketing and selling these foods internationally.
According to Abboud, this is a violation of “food copyright.”
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