Hummus & Peace 
 
 The hummus war for me has raised some big questions. Despite their troubled history and animosity, people on both sides of this fight are essentially the same. 
 
 Family and food are at the centre of their lives ... and yes hummus. Call me crazy, call me naive, but if hummus is a food of love could it be the food of peace? 
 
 Trevor Graham 
 
 
 
 Hanan Ashrawi (PLO): can hummus bring peace? 
 
 
 
 Yehuda Litani: Mutual respect is the starting point for peace 
 
 
 
 Yehuda Litani: Hummus - a good way for Israelis and Palestinians to cooperate 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ilan Pappe - the hummus peace pipe 
 
 Found on YouTube: a very creative educational short film on Peace Journalism 

 A hummus cafe in Israel is giving a 50 percent discount to tables mixing Jewish and Arab diners, in a campaign the owner hopes will bring people together as dozens of people have been killed in Israeli-Palestinian violence this month. 
 
 Kobi Tzafrir, the owner of Humus Bar in the town of Kfar Vitkin, initially posted the offer on Facebook. 
 
 "With us we don't have Arabs! But we also don't have Jews... With us we've got human beings! Real excellent Arab hummus! Excellent Jewish falafel!", the post, which by Monday evening had been shared more than 1,000 times, read. 
 
 Tzafrir told Al Jazeera he wanted to show that there are a lot of Arabs and Jews who are not taking part in the violent events reported in the media. 
 
 "We want to show that we're all human beings, just like each other, not so different," he said over the phone. 
 
 Tzafrir said at least three tables took up the offer of discounted chickpea paste on Monday. But there were more mixed tables, he said, with some customers turning down the offer to pay less - instead paying the full price to support the initiative. 
 
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 Even before the offer, Arab guests would come to the cafe from Palestinian towns near Kfar Vitkin. 
 
 "A lot of customers now say they have seen the post and they tell me they've come to support the idea. Some Arabs come with Jewish friends, some Jewish families come alone. They're all saying good things." 
 
 In the Facebook post, Tzafrir said the offer, with "a free refill for every serving of hummus, whether you're Arab, Jewish, Christian, Indian, etc" would be valid for a few days. But after the positive response he received from guests and online, he is now considering to keep the discount, "maybe forever". 
 
 At least 44 Palestinians and eight Israelis have been killed since violence broke out in the beginning of this month over Israeli incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound - Islam's third holiest place. 
 
 Israel's continued Jewish-only settlements in defiance of international laws have further angered Palestinians. 
 
 Palestinian citizens of Israel comprise nearly 20 percent of the population.
– In a month marred by violence between Israelis and Palestinians, one little Israeli café is trying to give chickpeas a chance. The Hummus Bar in Kfar Vitkin is offering half-off hummus to tables of Jews and Arabs dining together, the Times of Israel reports. "With us we don't have Arabs! But we also don't have Jews … With us we've got human beings! Real excellent Arab hummus! Excellent Jewish falafel!" reads the eatery's Hebrew-language Facebook post from Oct.13, per Al Jazeera. Owner Kobi Tzafrir explains to the network that "we want to show that we're all human beings, just like each other, not so different." The Times notes the kitchen is both kosher and halal, so there's no reason that Israelis and Palestinians can't break pita together. Quartz notes it's not the first time hummus has been offered in lieu of an olive branch between the Israelis and Palestinians: There's also been a selfies-with-hummus campaign and even a 2013 documentary called Make Hummus, Not War. Tzafrir says his offer has received a mostly positive response: He tells Al Jazeera that some Jew-Arab tables insist on paying full price to support his initiative, though there are the usual critics and wise guys in the Facebook comments section. "You've totally lost your minds, we're not going to have peace with them for another million years," one writes, per Quartz, while another adds, "If I'm yemenite [i.e. arab jew] do i get 50% off for eating with myself?" Still, Tzafrir is considering extending the promotion "maybe forever," per Al Jazeera. "If there's anything that can bring together these peoples, it's hummus," he tells the Times. (Maybe even hummus-loving Hillary Clinton will show up.)