Ever was the Falafel and Humus Israeli food?

No. Jewish cuisine runs along the lines of chopped liver and chicken soup.

You don't see too many restaurants offering "jewish" cuisine because most of it isn't even edible.

well, you have to no that Israelis have connections (but not strictly direct connections) with the Arabs,

and some of them are really arabs.

So its reasonable that some of them eat Hummos and Falafel, and so on.

But its never an "Israeli!" food!

its simply Arabian food.

and for those talking about pizza and that food is international.

There is a BIGGG Difference between western food and eastern food, so no food is not the same everywhere.

Evey region has its own culture, specially when talking about food.

Chinese food is totally different from British food which is totally different from Palestinian or Egyptian food.

It's Arabic food, not Palestinian. For it existed even prior to the existance of the British mandate. Which, outside of Roman times, was the last time that the term Palestine was used.

It is now, since they are the primary fast foods in Israel.

Israelis don't claim exclusivity on Falafel and Humus, for as Isis said food is based on region- not faith.

Falafel started to gain popularity in Israel back in the late 40's when Jewish immigrants of Middle Eastern origin opened Falafel stands. The Israeli Falafel is the first to be served in a pita bread with French fries.

They claim it is the truth fact is that falafel and humus aren't Israeli. I'm also fed up with some always claiming jewish hummus and jewish tahina since when is food based on religion?We may just as well start saying Catholic burger and atheist coke.

Food is based on region not on faith.

The actual origins of falafel are not certain; according to Ynetnews, "A common theory suggests falafel was invented some 1000 years ago by the Egyptian Copts, who brought it with them to the rest of the Middle East." As the dish migrated northwards to Syria, Lebanon and Israel, chickpeas were introduced instead. The chickpea was used as a food item in the Levant before 4000 years

If you ask anyone in Tel-Aviv, what his country's official type of food is, they will unrepentantly reply: "Falafel and Humus." People from all over the world come to Israel to taste the famous Falafel.

Dabkah is not Israel Folklore but itbelongs, also to Israel Arabs .

Food is universal. It may start out in a certain country or region but is readily adopted by many other countries. Here in Australia we love pizza (originally Italian) as our own. Falafel and Humus have also been adopted here and they have become Australian. I imagine the same would go for foods in Israel and surrounding countries.

Well, there is that theory about how the ancient Jews invented falafel during their slavery in Egypt, and brought it back with them to the holy land. Doesn’t sound too convincing to me, but falafel does owe a lot to Israel, where it is highly popular. In Israel, falafel has first found it’s way into the pita bread.

The Israelis might not have invented falafel, but one thing for sure they have perfected it and thats why it is knows as an israeli food

Well, if Jews started off as dwellers of the mideast thanm sure, chickpeas are known to man for at least 9000 years. The Greeks loved it and the Romans made various dishes with it. Technically, the first documented use of chickpeas to make hummus is from the time of the crusaders, and it took place in ancient Israel.

And last but not least, the use of chickpeas to make a traditional dish called “Hamitz” was mentioned in the Talmud, some 700 years earlier.

Falafel and Humus were invented way before1948. So no it was never authentic Israeli food.