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Líbano: A Guerra do Falafel Vai a Julgamento...

Arabs and Globalisation reports: ‘Just like the Greeks did, when they sued French dairy farms (and won) for using the word “Feta” to describe the cheese they sold, Lebanon is gearing up its own litigation forces to sue Israeli companies over marketing Hummus, Falafel, and Babaghanouj as “Israeli products.”‘

Posted by Amira Al Hussaini

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3 Responses to
“Lebanon: Falafel War Goes to Court”

  1. October 8th, 2008 at 11:09 am
    Yarden:
    1

    didn’t we have better things to fight about? oh right…

  2. October 10th, 2008 at 6:26 am
    MeirCookBook:
    2

    I feel so GUILTY….
    Yes, its me. I took the recipe….and I won’t give it back :-) :-)
    Hey Lebanon, Syria and Hezbollah (who have the copyright on the TERROR) stole your whole country!

    Try to stop us if you’ve got the (felafel) balls

    Visit me: http://www.MeirCookBook.net

    Have a nice FALAFEL
    Me

  3. October 30th, 2008 at 6:41 am
    john:
    3

    Israel’s Falafel Paraphernalia!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV9y24S_NF0

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