Falafel

Why falafel is at the heart of Israel’s 'Operation Dugo' Holocaust remembrance

Operation Dugo grew out of David “Dugo” Leitner’s personal tradition of eating falafel every January 18, the date linked to the start of the Auschwitz death marches in 1945.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and Member of Knesset Michael Biton prepare falafel in memory of late Holocaust survivor David (Dugo) Leitner at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on January 14, 2026.
 An illustrative image of falafel balls.

In the Kitchen with Henny: Shuk-style celebration

 Falafel

We went out for falafel with NIS 20 – and in these cities, we got change

 Authentic falafel made at home

Five simple ingredients: Authentic falafel made at home


Crying Israeli falafel shop owner becomes symbol for COVID19 economic toll

“Look at my wallet, it’s empty,” said the shop owner, Yuval Carmi, pulling out his wallet during the Channel 13 interview. “I don’t have a shekel in my pocket.”

Streets of Tel Aviv seen empty as the rocket sirens were heard on Thursday

The pride of working in a falafel stand

When I broached the idea to one of the union heads at Magen David Adom he said to me: “I think you’re bored. Why don’t you go work at a falafel shop?”

Hummus and Falafel, Israel's favorite chickpea-based dishes

Google Doodle animation honors falafel

In Tuesday's animated Google Doodle, three falafel balls jump into a pita bread spread with either hummus or tahini and a salad, to replace Google's daily logo.

Google Doodle honors the falafel balls

Chef turns falafel truck into booming Israeli restaurant

With its aromatic Sephardic dishes, Shemtov hopes to share the story of the global journey of the Israeli people.

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Israeli Chef Michael Solomonov wins James Beard award

The road was not easy. On the way, he discovered that cooking Israeli food in America might be seen as a politically charged act.

CHEF MICHAEL SOLOMONOV: ‘Israeli food is here to stay.’

Pascale’s Kitchen: Independence Day for vegetarians

These are dishes that everyone in the family will love and will add lots of flavor and spice to your Independence Day activities.

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Did Israel steal humus and falafel from the Palestinians?

“It is essential … to preserve the heritage and also the Palestinian foods” from the "occupation."

Palestinian reporter claims Israel stole humus from the Palestinians.

Falafel emoji on its way to your phone

A new slate of 230 emojis will begin appearing on phones later this year

Falafel emoji

Would you eat it? Israeli Algae falafel wins prize

Last month the dish won first prize at the EIT Food Project competition held at the Haifa Technion.

Algae falafel

Upside-down ‘MasterChef’ judge Haim Cohen prepares cosmic falafel

In space, astronauts have vials with salt and pepper solutions to inject into the food.

CHEF HAIM COHEN tries to make a falafel in a reenactment of space for the Science and Technology Ministry’s Space Week activities, which are launched on January 28, 2018..