Too often, participants in the online "Hummus Wars" ignore Jews from Middle Eastern countries who have been eating the popular dish for generations, just like our Palestinian neighborsLinda Dayan 03:56 PM • July 23 2026 IDTOver the weekend, a post on Haaretz's X account received over a million views, was reposted more than a thousand times and drew almost 500 comments. At a time when the U.S. and Iran are at war, missiles are falling all over the Middle East and Israel is heading toward a crucial election, you'd have expected it to be about one of the many aforementioned issues at the heart of the region's existential anxiety. Nope. It's about hummus.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel foodMizrahiJewish Diasporaanti-Israel CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesU.S.-Saudi DealIranGazaPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHaaretz CartoonPalestinian Reports: Israeli Settlers Raid West Bank Village and Shoot at HousesReality TV Star Breaks From Celebrity Family to Back Yair Golan's the DemocratsHouse Passes, Senate Rejects Resolution Seeking to Halt Military Action in IranNetanyahu Says He Ordered Gaza Border Closed as Oct. 7 Attack Began. Did He?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'